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Oriental Interiors : Design, Identity, Space - John Potvin

Oriental Interiors

Design, Identity, Space

By: John Potvin (Editor)

Hardcover | 17 December 2015 | Edition Number 1

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Since the publication of Edward Said's groundbreaking work Orientalism 35 years ago, numerous studies have explored the West's fraught and enduring fascination with the so-called Orient. Focusing their critical attention on the literary and pictorial arts, these studies have, to date, largely neglected the world of interior design. Oriental Interiors is the first book to fully explore the formation and perception of eastern-inspired interiors from an orientalist perspective.

Orientalist spaces in the West have taken numerous forms since the 18th century to the present day, and the fifteen chapters in this collection reflect that diversity, dealing with subjects as varied and engaging as harems, Turkish baths on RMS Titanic, Parisian bachelor quarters, potted palms, and contemporary yoga studios. It explores how furnishings, surface treatments, ornament and music, for example, are deployed to enhance the exoticism and pleasures of oriental spaces, looking across a range of international locations.

Organized into three parts, each introduced by the editor, the essays are grouped by theme to highlight critical paths into the intersections between orientalist studies, spatial theory, design studies, visual culture and gender studies, making this essential reading for students and researchers alike.

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"This is the first book to fully explore the formation and perception of Eastern-influenced interiors. Potvin (Concordia Univ., Montreal) divides the essays into three parts: Modes of Display and Representation, Gendered and Sexual Identities, and Spaces and Markets of Consumption. Highlighting design influences such as spatial arrangement, visual culture, gender, and design theory, the 13 essays look at furnishings, ornaments, and other components as they assist to create Oriental interiors. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers." -CHOICE

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Published: 17th December 2015

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