HISTORY OF 20th CENTURY INTERIOR DECORATION AND FURNITURE — PART 2
Contribution of Eileen Gray Eileen Gray's early lacquered furniture had both Art Deco and Chinese influences. She progressed to elegant functionalism later on her sofas and tables, in particular, are highly original. Eileen Gray A Retrospective of the Enigmatic Eileen Gray Following WWII, two distinct trends emerged in France: one promoting traditional historic styles for mass consumption, and the other promoting hi-tech and Scandinavian fashion for a niche market. Furniture development in England Art nouveau and art deco, which emerged on the continent, was never fully embraced in England. Designers like Mockintosh, Mackmurdo, Webb, Shaw, and Voysey were working on a modern, simple style of domestic furniture in the spirit of the Art and Crafts movement without fearing the m...