{"product_id":"ideal-homes-uncovering-the-history-and-design-of-the-interwar-house-paperback","title":"Ideal Homes: Uncovering the History and Design of the Interwar House - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Sugg Ryan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeal homes investigates the tastes and aspirations of the new suburban communities that emerged in Britain following the First World War. In a period when homeownership was becoming the norm, these communities sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both nostalgic and modern, reflecting longings for 'Old England' on the one hand and technological convenience on the other. The book draws on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples of suburban architecture and interiors, to identify a distinctively suburban modernism, embodied by the Tudorbethan semi. Arguing that the 'ideal' home of the period was both a retreat from the outside world and a site of change and experimentation, it concludes by considering how such houses are lived in today. This new edition also features an introductory chapter on researching the history of your own home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the First World War, local authorities across Britain created over a million 'homes fit for heroes', establishing a widespread model of private ownership. The new communities that emerged soon began to assert their own, unique identity. Resisting official notions of good taste, they sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both modern and nostalgic. In this book, Deborah Sugg Ryan explores how new class and gender identities were shaped by the creation of the interwar suburban home. Drawing on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples of suburban architecture and interiors, she uncovers longings for 'Old England' and the British Empire, while revealing how modernity crept in through the back door - via the kitchen, where women embraced new labour-saving technologies. What emerges is a distinctively suburban modernism, embodied by the Tudorbethan semi. This 'ideal' home was both a retreat from the outside world and a site of change and experimentation. Sugg Ryan concludes by considering how such houses are lived in today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the First World War, local authorities across Britain created over a million 'homes fit for heroes', establishing a widespread model of private ownership. The new communities that emerged soon began to assert their own, unique identity. Resisting official notions of good taste, they sought out varieties of architecture and design that were both modern and nostalgic. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this book, Deborah Sugg Ryan explores how new class and gender identities were shaped by the creation of the interwar suburban home. Drawing on exhibitions, memoirs, advertisements and films, as well as surviving examples of suburban architecture and interiors, she uncovers longings for 'Old England' and the British Empire, while revealing how modernity crept in through the back door - via the kitchen, where women embraced new labour-saving technologies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat emerges is a distinctively suburban modernism, embodied by the Tudorbethan semi. This 'ideal' home was both a retreat from the outside world and a site of change and experimentation. Sugg Ryan concludes by considering how such houses are lived in today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeborah Sugg Ryan is a historian, author and contributor for BBC Two's \u003ci\u003eA House Through Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eA former V\u0026amp;A curator, she is a specialist in the history of housing, interiors, products and everyday life and has appeared on BBC Two's \u003ci\u003eInside the Factory, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBusiness Boomers\u003c\/i\u003e; More 4's \u003ci\u003eDavid Jason's History of British Inventions\u003c\/i\u003e and Channel 4's \u003ci\u003eNo 57\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe Story of a House, Heaven, Hell\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eor Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e. Deborah is Professor of Design History and Theory at University of Portsmouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 360\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50335297601773,"sku":"9781526150677","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/lulGjSsY9C9781526150677.webp?v=1785034816","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-au\/products\/ideal-homes-uncovering-the-history-and-design-of-the-interwar-house-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}