"Principles of Home Decoration, With Practical Examples" by Candace Wheeler is a guide to interior design from the early 1900s. It investigates the connection between decoration and architecture, along with the qualities of different art materials and colors. The book highlights how important it is for women to create pretty places that show off their own style, while also following rules of balance and what's right. At the beginning of the book, Wheeler shares her ideas about decoration as a form of art and personal expression. She talks about how there aren't many experts on American decoration, suggesting that this makes it both hard and exciting for people who want to improve their homes, and then sets the stage for looking closely at color, personality, and how a home's looks and purpose fit together, encouraging people to design a space that is pretty and unique.
Principles of Home Decoration, With Practical Examples
By Candace Wheeler
Discover how to create a harmonious and beautiful home that reflects your unique style through the artful use of color and design elements.
Summary
About the AuthorCandace Wheeler, traditionally credited as the mother of interior design, was one of America's first woman interior and textile designers. She helped open the field of interior design to women, supported craftswomen, and promoted American design reform. A committed feminist, she intentionally employed women and encouraged their education, especially in the fine and applied arts, and fostered home industries for rural women. She also did editorial work and wrote several books and many articles, encompassing fiction, semi-fiction and non-fiction, for adults and children. She used her exceptional organizational skills to co-found both the Society of Decorative Art in New York City (1877) and the New York Exchange for Women's Work (1878); and she partnered with Louis Comfort Tiffany and others in designing interiors, specializing in textiles (1879-1883), then founded her own firm, The Associated Artists (1883-1907).
Candace Wheeler, traditionally credited as the mother of interior design, was one of America's first woman interior and textile designers. She helped open the field of interior design to women, supported craftswomen, and promoted American design reform. A committed feminist, she intentionally employed women and encouraged their education, especially in the fine and applied arts, and fostered home industries for rural women. She also did editorial work and wrote several books and many articles, encompassing fiction, semi-fiction and non-fiction, for adults and children. She used her exceptional organizational skills to co-found both the Society of Decorative Art in New York City (1877) and the New York Exchange for Women's Work (1878); and she partnered with Louis Comfort Tiffany and others in designing interiors, specializing in textiles (1879-1883), then founded her own firm, The Associated Artists (1883-1907).
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