Rise of the Decorator
The rise of the decorator began to take shape after tensions between functionalists and decorators at the Paris world fair. The world went through the lavish art deco design as well as traditional but, the decorators wanted their time to shine and show the importance of interiors. This rise started by attempting to display people's wealth through the design of their homes. In this role we began to see more women, such as Elsie de Wolfe, Elizabeth Marbury, and Francis Elkins. These women started to pave the way not only for decorators but, women in general. These women all had their own take on style and how to approach it, these bold choices helped to make interior design a separate entity from interior decorating. With this, the role of the interior designer became more formed and further from the role of a decorator. Designed by Elsie de Wolfe One step further: When looking into the different designers of this time period one of them stood out to me and that was Dorothy Dr...