With the emergence of interior decorating there came
a move of luxury goods to be implemented in the homes. Movie production and
theatre attendance was high at this time which drove a need for homes to
reflect what was in the movies. Elements that were seen in a movie were wanted
in people’s homes. This is the first and prime example on how media influenced
the design, fashion, and automotive industry.
The home was viewed as an area for entertaining
guests. People in the upper class especially would throw extravagant parties,
inviting over dozens even hundreds of guests. In order to impress their guests
they would hire an interior decorator to stage the house. This was similar to
the term “mise-en-scène” that was used in theatre production. It essentially
means “telling a story” and is an expression used to describe the design
aspects in theatre or film production.
The term “mise-en-scène” was used when talking about
the film set. However, the approach that they took can be compared to the way
the interiors were decorated. Features like lighting, finishes, materials, and
the way it evokes emotion onto the audience is considered with both careers. When
these elements are blended together well, the audience will be directed to look
in the room in a certain way; one that may be different than what one person may
think.
This can relate back to the way interior decorators
work. They are taking what is there, and through the elements they implement
they are telling a story of the user or of the even that is happening in the
space. There are many ways that the decorator could manipulate the space into
provoking a certain emotion onto the user.
Without a push towards interior decorating as a
career, the way that the interiors looked would be left to the architects. Buildings
would be created as entire package with the architect having responsibility of
many aspects of the building. Everything from the size of the building, to the
HVAC system, to the small details of the interior finishes would be the
responsibility of one person or one group of people. With more responsibility
pushed onto them, there would be a possibility of details being missed or more repetition
in buildings.
As all designers do, they expand their touch onto
anything they can, and decorating turned into interior design. Once it was
understood how much the interior of the space affected the occupants inside,
the monitoring of how the interiors were design had to become stricter. This evolved
interior design into where it is today.
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