Code
3F007717
Duration
01 October 2017 → 30 September 2022
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Humanities and the arts
- History of art
- Interior architecture history and theory
- Interior design
Keywords
modernism
wallpaper
interior design
English
French
Dutch
20th Century
Comparative
Geographic and map based
Iconography and analysis of images
Quantitative
Language and text analysis
Field research
Belgium
Art
History
Project description
During the interwar period, 'the art of living' became an important societal topic in Belgium. (Modern) architects, household experts and residents from different social backgrounds each had their own opinion on interior design. This study examines a highly underrated and barely studied aspect of interior decoration, wallpaper, and the (sometimes inconsistent) opinions of the aforementioned parties in that regard.