Why do car manufacturers use paisley interiors to sell their products to women, and does it work? Is women's taste really different to men's? Who says so? And does it matter? In this highly original book Penny Sparke uses familiar objects of our everyday environments - furniture, cars and domestic appliances and interiors - to look at how taste has become a gendered issue in our culture. Ever since the industrial revolution, the cluttered interior has been associated with femininity while the minimal forms of modernist architecture have acted as markers of a masculine aesthetic. As Long as It's Pink argues that 'taste' has been a quality assigned to women while 'design' is a man-made construction which has taken aesthetic authority away from women. This in turn has succeeded in trivializing and marginalizing women's material culture. Ranging across histories of domesticity, feminine consumption and home-making, as well as modern design and broader cultural theories, Penny Sparke offers a completely new version of the history of our modern material culture.

As Long As It's Pink: The Sexual Politics of Taste

SPARKE, Penny

Arts & Photography

Pandora Pr

First published in 1986. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

An Introduction to Design and Culture in the 20th Century

History & Criticism

Unwin Hyman

This comprehensive study of the development of design during the twentieth century provides an ideal introduction for students of art and design.

Introduction To Design And Culture

Harper&Row

Product Description \nThe story of how plants and flowers have shaped interior design for over 200 years\nFrom ferns in 19th-century British parlors to contemporary “living walls” in commercial spaces, plants and flowers have long been incorporated into the design of public and private spaces. Spanning two centuries, 
Nature Inside explores the history and popularity of indoor plants, revealing the close relationship between architecture, interior design, and nature. Studying the international modern interior through the lens of plants in the human environment, author Penny Sparke attributes a degree of the interest in indoor plants to urbanization, and, more recently, the climate crisis, which serve as ongoing reminders that people must maintain a connection to, and respect for, the natural world. While architectural and interior design styles have evolved alongside the popularity of various plant species, the human need to bring nature indoors has remained constant.\nReview 
“Penny Sparke shows that bringing flora inside stands as a token of unspoiled nature, a reminder of what’s gone . . . . [Her] account . . . features all sorts of fascinating content."—Anthony Paletta, 
Metropolis\n“At the heart of this beautifully produced and scholarly book is the exploration of our long, and often complex, relationship with indoor plants, from exotic specimens extravagantly displayed in specially commissioned buildings, to the tasteful touches of greenery adding background texture to domestic decor. I found it completely fascinating.”—Monty Don, author of 
 American Gardens\nAbout the Author \nPenny Sparke is professor of design history and director of the Modern Interiors Research Centre at Kingston University, London.

Nature Inside: Plants and Flowers in the Modern Interior

Yale University Press

An Introduction to Design and Culture in the Twentieth Century

Routledge

An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present

Now in a completely new and updated edition, this introduction to the development of modern (and postmodern) design is ideal for undergraduate students. Divided into four parts, the book covers the major periods in design culture since the start of the twentieth century, beginning by examining the formative years 1900-1914. Two sections on design and modernity explore the periods 1915-1939 and 1939-1969, and a completely new section, design and postmodernity, covers 1970 to the present. New to this edition are: <ul>
<li>key discussions on postmodernism and design</li> <li>the alliance between technology and design</li> <li>the relationship between identity and design.</li>
</ul>
Drawing on a wealth of mass-produced artifacts, images and environments including sewing machines, cars, televisions, clothes, electronic and branded goods and exhibitions, Sparke shows how design has helped to shape and reflect our social and cultural development.

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

This third edition of An Introduction to Design and Culture has been revised and updated throughout to include issues of globalization, sustainability and digital/interactive design.  New for this edition is a chapter which covers key changes in design culture. Design culture has changed dramatically in the 21st century, the designer-hero is now much less in evidence and design has become much more interdisciplinary. Drawing on a wealth of mass-produced artefacts, images and environments including sewing machines, cars, televisions, clothes, electronic and branded goods and exhibitions, author Penny Sparke shows how design has helped to shape and reflect our social and cultural development.  This introduction to the development of modern (and postmodern) design is ideal for undergraduate students.

This third edition of An Introduction to Design and Culture has been revised and updated throughout to include issues of globalization, sustainability and digital/interactive design. New for this edition is a chapter which covers key changes in design culture. Design culture has changed dramatically in the 21st century, the designer-hero is now much less in evidence and design has become much more interdisciplinary. 
Drawing on a wealth of mass-produced artefacts, images and environments including sewing machines, cars, televisions, clothes, electronic and branded goods and exhibitions, author Penny Sparke shows how design has helped to shape and reflect our social and cultural development. This introduction to the development of modern (and postmodern) design is ideal for undergraduate students.

Thames &amp; Hudson. London: 1988. Hardcover. Large quarto. Cloth. 240 pages with 298 illustrations, including 149 in colour. (C)

Italian Design - 1870 to the Present

History

Thames&Hudson

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As Long As It's Pink: The Sexual Politics of Taste

An Introduction to Design and Culture in the 20th Century

Introduction To Design And Culture

Nature Inside: Plants and Flowers in the Modern Interior

An Introduction to Design and Culture in the Twentieth Century

An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present

An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present

An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present

An Introduction to Design and Culture: 1900 to the Present

Italian Design - 1870 to the Present