Edith Wharton Interior Design

Friday september 18 2015.

Edith wharton interior design. The decoration of houses a manual of interior design written by edith wharton with architect ogden codman was first published in 1897. The mount edith wharton s lenox massachusetts estate designed in collaboration with architect ogden codman jr. A biography of edith whartonby shari benstock 1994 the mount is a turn of the century home designed and built by edith wharton in 1902.

Edith newbold jones wharton new york 24 gennaio 1862 saint brice sous forêt 11 agosto 1937 è stata una scrittrice e poetessa statunitense. I only recently learned that the first book edith wharton ever published was an interior design manual called the decoration of houses with ogden codman jr the architect who designed her newport home. A national historic landmark today the mount is a cultural center that celebrates the intellectual artistic and humanitarian legacy of edith wharton.

Edith wharton had strong opinions about fin de siecle decorating. I refer to edith as edith because after all these years she s that voice of aesthetic wisdom in my head and i feel we re on more friendly terms than any academic appellation of her last name only first published book and indeed the first real guide to interior design. Edith wharton interior design elsie de wolfe circa 1913 edith wharton pre 1920s recreation from.

Edith wharton is known for her writing but she was also an authority on architecture and interior design and a contributor to the american renaissance. No gifts from chance. She complained that architects of the day treated interior design as a branch of dressmaking filling homes with curtains lambrequins wobbly tables covered with velvet and festoons of lace.

She was anti wallpaper even arguing that it s unsanitary. Published in 1897 and co written with the architect ogden codman it was edith s note. This lesson will focus on her home the.

Firma di edith wharton fu la prima donna a vincere il premio pulitzer per il romanzo l età dell innocenza the age of innocence nel 1921. Hundreds of interior design books are published every year from. In lenox mass gave the authors an opportunity to translate their ideas into architecture.