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Ep101: Elsie de Wolfe, the Mother of Modern Decoration

Ep101: Elsie de Wolfe, the Mother of Modern Decoration

FromThe AD Aesthete


Ep101: Elsie de Wolfe, the Mother of Modern Decoration

FromThe AD Aesthete

ratings:
Length:
47 minutes
Released:
Nov 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Elsie de Wolfe, an American actress of the Gilded Age, became the most famous decorator in the world when she changed professions in 1904—and she's still a force in the field today, Her work and her work ethic has inspired many of today's leading interior decorators. Join interior designer Charlotte Moss, a longtime de Wolfe aficionado; cultural historian Charlie Scheips, the author of "Elsie de Wolfe's Paris: Frivolity Before the Storm"; and Gillian Davies, author of "Gender, Modernism, and Interior Design: Sex, Class, Home." Listen in! 
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Released:
Nov 12, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (45)

Listen in as the superlatively knowledgeable Mitchell Owens, Decorative Arts editor at AD (@ADaesthete), talks with the greatest design-world talents of our time about all things aesthetic. From the legacy of iconic decorators to the promise of design’s future, his lively, bold, and engaging conversations truly appeal to a mixed audience of industry pros and design enthusiasts. New episodes Tuesdays.