TY  - BOOK
AU  - Baker, Sarah Elsie
TI  - Retro style : : class, gender and design in the home 
SN  - 9780857851086
U1  - 747 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Bloomsbury Academic, 
KW  - AR
KW  - Architecture
KW  - Decoration & Ornament
KW  - Interior decoration
KW  - Retro (Style)
N1  - Includes Bibliographical references and Index; Contents : 1. Introduction--
2. The Definitions and Distinctions of Retro Style --
3. Retro Style and the Cultural Politics of Everyday Life --
4. A History of the Retro Aesthetic --
5. Retailing Retro --
6. Retro Interiors and Lifestyle Media --
7. Retro Homes, Taste and Cultural Distinction --
8. Retro Femininities and Domestic Labour --
9. Conclusion

N2  - 	
Retro interiors have come to the fore in recent years as a highly desirable and valuable branch of interior design. The emergence of a need for decorative objects and vintage furniture has resurrected retro style and placed it firmly as a key trend of contemporary design. Retro Style: Class, Gender and Design in the Home is the first book to explore the modern position of retro by asking important questions around the emergence of the trend, its impact on production and consumption and how it manifests itself in the contemporary interior. Examining themes ranging from design, taste and the aes
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