The 1950s home / Sophie Leighton.

Main entry:

Leighton, Sophie, 1978-

Title & Author:

The 1950s home / Sophie Leighton.

Publication:

Oxford [U.K.] : Shire Publications, 2009.

Description:

56 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm.

Series:

Shire library

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (page 54) and index.
Town planning and architectural styles -- Modern spaces -- Decor -- Gardens -- Places to visit.

Summary:

"In the aftermath of World War II, design was key to a new way of living as carefully thought-out principles were applied to new homes and commercial buildings across the country. From open plan living to new materials in buildings and furnishing, the 1950s marked a bright new era."--Publisher description.

Resources:
Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9780747807117
0747807116

Subject:

Interior decoration Great Britain History 20th century.
Domestic space Great Britain History 20th century.
Dwellings Great Britain History 20th century.
Architecture and society Great Britain History 20th century.
Décoration intérieure Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Espace domestique Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Habitations Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture et société Grande-Bretagne Histoire 20e siècle.
Architecture and society.
Domestic space.
Dwellings.
Interior decoration.
Great Britain.

Form/genre:

History.

Added entries:

Nineteen fifties home

Holdings:

Location: Library main 268637
Call No.: BIB 200480
Status: Available

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