{"product_id":"in-private-interior-design-as-lifestyle-in-the-1970s-home-paperback","title":"In Private: Interior Design as Lifestyle in the 1970s Home - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Turney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1970s is often considered the period that design forgot. \u003ci\u003eIn Private\u003c\/i\u003esets out to challenge this view, offering a cultural history of domestic interior design in Britain and America over the course of a decade that shaped the contemporary relationship between fashion and interiors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith each chapter dedicated to a different room in the house, this book explores style, design and socio-cultural influence from the sitting room to the sauna, and from the kitchen to the conservatory. Considering the key critical discourses which arise from the style and function of each space, \u003ci\u003eIn Private\u003c\/i\u003elooks at how the public sphere informed the decorating styles, furniture and furnishing of the private home, from shag pile carpets to Swedish duvets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDemonstrating how the cultural environment of the 1970s sparked the ideas, styles and practices that have become common currency in today's interior design, the book examines questions of sensuality, tactility, fashion, fantasy and gender. Illustrated throughout and packed with original research, it provides an insight into 1970s innovation and eclecticism in fashion, textiles and the domestic interior.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanne Turney\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Fashion and Textiles at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48803035676920,"sku":"9781350508071","price":73.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/8RCNQGl6xC9781350508071.webp?v=1780512624","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/in-private-interior-design-as-lifestyle-in-the-1970s-home-paperback","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}