1. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Eclectic historicism
Based on the concepts of L’Ecole des Beaux Arts
Louis Sullivan and F.L. Wright’s work were ignored
Irving Gill, Dodge House, Los Angeles – 1916
Simple modern design
Frank Lloyd Wright – Hollyhock House, Los Angeles – 1921
Decorative ceiling reflect the structural support members
A skylight with ornamental detail lights the area in front of the massive fire place and chimney, which forms a spatial anchor for this room. Furniture is of Wright’s design
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

2. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Frank Lloyd Wright – Taliesin, Wisconsin– 1925
Living room with sloping ceiling planes and massive stone work for walls and fireplace
Many small objects – Wright’s collections
Furniture, rug and hanging were designed by F.L.Wright
Textile block - patterns of printed fabrics of F.L. Wright
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

3. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Frank Lloyd Wright – Interior of Falling Water, Pennsylvania– 1936
The great open living space uses large areas of glass to look out into the countryside
Floors and fire place of local stone
The ceiling patterns relate to hidden electric light elements
The built in seating benches and movable stools are of Wright’s designs
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

4. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Frank Lloyd Wright – Johnson Wax Building, Wisconsin – 1939
Single large great room general office space
Cluster of mushroom concrete columns formed with slim tapered shafts that spread out into large disks
The spaces between the disks are filled with glass tubing skylights that flood the space with daylights
Private office, Johnson Wax Building
Circular and semi circular elements
Desk drawers swing out on pivots and desktop end in semi circles
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

5. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Richard Neutra – Lovell House, Los Angeles – 1929
The large glass areas and undecorated white walls – International Style
steel framed house
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

6. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Walter Gropius – Gropius House, Massachussetts – 1937
Teaching post in the Harvard School of Design
Constructed in wood
Outdoor spiral stair connects the second floor terrace with the ground floor
Interior of Gropius House, Massachussetts – 1937
Study room – windows above the built in deskwork surface
Glass block wall isolates it from the main living and dining rooms
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

7. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Philip Johnson, Glass House, Connecticut – 1949
The house is a simple rectangle with all four walls of floor to ceiling glass. The red tiles of the floor and the outward view into surrounding greenery establish colour. The furniture is of Mies design using brown leather on chrome frameworks
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

8. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Eero Saarinen– First Christian Church, Indiana – 1942
First US church of modern architectural design.
The extreme simplicity of the finely proportioned space with its tall windows, its dignified cross on the end wall, and its use of white and natural wood tones as the only colour, generate a space promoting calm meditation
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

9. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, Terrace Plaza Hotel, Ohio – 1945
Buildings on landscape settings
Mural on the curving inner wall enlivens the space
Large glass area offering an attractive view
Built in banquette seating and chairs covered in light brown leather.
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

10. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Dorothy Draper, Pompeiian Court Restaurant, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York – 1948
Ornamental hanging lights
Doric columns – part of the existing structure
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

11. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Knoll furniture – 1950
Classic designs of the early modern pioneers including Marcel Breuer and Mies van der Rohe
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

12. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen
Competition drawings – Museum of modern Art, New York
Very influential design
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian

13. History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian
Modernism in America
Charles and Ray Eames – rocker base arm chair
The fibre glass seating shell is supported on a steel wire cage connecting to wood rockers
Alexander Girard
Striped textile design
Charles and Ray Eames – storage units
The modular system of storage cabinets
History of Interior Design Sofia Sebastian