A Cultural History of Furniture in the Modern Age

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ISBN: 9781350595736

Dr Claire I. R. O'Mahony (University of Oxford, UK)

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English

Bloomsbury Academic
19 February 2026

Furniture design; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history

Series: The Cultural Histories Series

Furniture is a unique witness to the transformations of private and public experience amidst the upheavals of the 20th century: how we work, rest, and play are determined by the embodied encounter with furniture, defining and projecting a sense of identity and status, responding to and exemplifying contrasting social conditions, political and economic motivations, aesthetic predilections, and debates. Assessing physical and archival evidence drawn from a spectrum of iconic and under-represented case studies, an international team of design historians collaborate in this volume to explore key methodological questions about how the production, consumption, and mediation of furniture reveal shifting cultural habits and histories across diverse contexts amidst modernity.

Drawing upon a wealth of visual and textual sources, this volume of A Cultural History of Furniture presents essays that examine key characteristics of the furniture of the modern period on the themes of design and motifs; makers, making, and materials; types and uses; the domestic setting; the public setting; exhibition and display; furniture and architecture; visual representations; and verbal representations.

Edited by: Dr Claire I. R. O'Mahony (University of Oxford UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 242mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 640g
ISBN: 9781350595736
ISBN 10: 135059573X
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 19 February 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Claire I.R. O'Mahony is Associate Professor of History of Art and Design in the Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford, UK.