'Myths of Modernism: Japanese Architecture, Interior Design and the West, c1920-1940

McNeil, PK

'Myths of Modernism: Japanese Architecture, Interior Design and the West, c1920-1940

McNeil, PK

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Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Journal of Design History, 1992, 5 (4), pp. 281 - 294
Issue Date:: 1992-01

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dc.contributor.author	McNeil, PK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2151-4196	en_US
dc.date.issued	1992-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Design History, 1992, 5 (4), pp. 281 - 294	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1741-7279	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/13868
dc.description.abstract	This paper examines the impact of western architec- ture on Japan in the 1920s and 1930s with reference to both public and domestic buildings and their interiors. The simple model of Japan submitting to overseas 'influence' is avoided; rather, it is suggested that the Japanese made conscious design choices from the range of 'modern' European styles avail- able. European histories of the modern movement in Japan are scrutinized, particularly the privileging of German architectural models. A case is made for the re-emphasis of French Art Deco modes as popular for middle- and upper-class interior design.	en_US
dc.publisher	Oxford University Press	en_US
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dc.subject.classification	History	en_US
dc.title	'Myths of Modernism: Japanese Architecture, Interior Design and the West, c1920-1940	en_US
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This paper examines the impact of western architec- ture on Japan in the 1920s and 1930s with reference to both public and domestic buildings and their interiors. The simple model of Japan submitting to overseas 'influence' is avoided; rather, it is suggested that the Japanese made conscious design choices from the range of 'modern' European styles avail- able. European histories of the modern movement in Japan are scrutinized, particularly the privileging of German architectural models. A case is made for the re-emphasis of French Art Deco modes as popular for middle- and upper-class interior design.

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