Domestic architecture, interior furnishing and the design of household objects were the subject of a protracted debate during the 1930’s. To increase Britain’s export sales, standards of design had to be raised, but there was no consensus for either of the two contenders-Bauhaus and Swedish inspired functionalism on the one hand or the jazzy modernistic Art Deco style on the other
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003312
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Germany
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Great Britain
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture and history
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture and society
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture, Modern - 20th century
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art deco
Crafts & Visual Arts → Functionalism (Architecture)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Furniture
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)