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A History of Interior Design [With CDROM]
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Book Overview
The first edition of this major survey on interior design by John Pile won the 2001 ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) Educational Foundation/Joel Polsky Prize. Now this standard history has been updated to reflect greater coverage of non-Western design, as well as vernacular and residential interiors. A deeper exploration of sustainable design and a CD-ROM with an interactive presentation of periods and styles makes this the most relevant text available. Includes more than 500 photographs and drawings in color and black and white.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0470228881
ISBN13:9780470228883
Release Date:February 2009
Publisher:John Wiley & Sons
Length:480 Pages
Weight:4.47 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 9.0" x 11.8"
Customer Reviews
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amazing resource!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
WOW! beautifully organized and articulated. thoughtful and well-rounded discussion of the variation and evolution of interior design. it was purchased to use as a course resource (on 20th century American consumer culture), but am now tempted to buy my OWN copy.
Usefull For designers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
It's a very interesting book, it offers a vew over design from ancient times to ower days. We can follow the developement of design over time. The book is recomended especialy for professional designers.
A History of Interior Design
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I really do enjoy the book except that on some important topics in the class I am taking with this book there is little information. Nonetheless on the topics it greatly expands upon the book shows impressive and accurate knowledge. The pictures also aid in examples and are for the msot part the best picture examples that any book could offer.
Don't like history -- but love design? Buy this book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
If you're bored with historical overviews of a discipline, you're in for a surprise. Pile brings interior design to life with vibrant examples, wonderful background detail, and the kind of information that will help you understand this arena with much more depth.
The Wonderful Mr. Pile
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
History of Interior Design is great. I study interior design and, without John Pile's books, this wide-ranging subject would have been far more difficult. Studying the subject "history of interior design" would have been such a struggle for me without having this book at my side. I just couldn't find all I needed on the internet. Apart from the high quality paper and excellent images, John Pile has a writing style that gets his point across very clearly. That makes for rapid reading and faster absorption of information.
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