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A History of Interior Design

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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.

Product Details

Author:	John Pile
Hardcover:	432 pages
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication Date:	February 24, 2009
Language:	English
ISBN:	0470228881
Product Length:	11.8 inches
Product Width:	9.0 inches
Product Height:	1.4 inches
Product Weight:	4.4 pounds
Package Length:	11.6 inches
Package Width:	8.9 inches
Package Height:	1.5 inches
Package Weight:	4.35 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 11 reviews

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Average Customer Review: 5.0

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17 of 19 found the following review helpful:

The Wonderful Mr. Pile Jun 23, 2005 By Valerie J.
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.

6 of 7 found the following review helpful:

amazing resource! Jul 19, 2006 By Thomas Buch "tomscenic"
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.

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Perfect for college-level collections strong in interior design history Jun 17, 2009 By Midwest Book Review
The third updated edition of A HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN comes packed with the latest examples throughout and offers a synthesis of some 6,000 years of domestic and public interiors. Topics range from furniture and decoration to cave dwellings and temples, cathedrals and palaces, and provide a blend of architectural survey and political and social analysis to consider the extent of how interior style evolves. An accompanying CD-ROM with over 100 illustrations provides a timeline of this history. Perfect for college-level collections strong in interior design history.

5 of 7 found the following review helpful:

A History of Interior Design Mar 25, 2006 By Rebekah T. Lochner "history buff"
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.

5 of 7 found the following review helpful:

Don't like history -- but love design? Buy this book! Jan 13, 2006 By Jane Jayne
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.

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