Famous Interior Designers and Their Styles in Interior Design - Part 1

Introduction

This series of 4 articles provides a brief but informative look at 21 of the most famous interior designers, from the earliest pioneers to the most famous modern designers.

The Pioneers of Interior Design

Jean-Henri Jansen (1854-1928)

Dutch designer, Jean-Henri Jansen, led to the Maison's first international interior design firms, "Jansen" (House of Jansen) in1880, which was for the design and development of exceptionally beautiful and high quality furniture that would be used in a variety of prestigious interior design projects. House of Jansen opened branches in 8 major cities of the world. Jansen worked closely with the talented interior designer Stephane Boudin, whom he appointed Director of the company. The customers added by House of Royalty Jansen and the rich and famous.

Elsie de Wolfe (1865-1950)

The firstDame interior decoration, Elsie de Wolfe himself as an "ugly baby". The Victorian actress was a rebel of her time and was credited by many, the inventor of the modern profession of interior design, although there were already established interior designers in their time. Elsie Victorian taste at all liked her remarks were, therefore, usually consists of light and bright colors, in contrast to the bleak and gloomy Victorian style combined with unnecessary excesseslike heavy velvet curtains. This has been a pioneer in turning away from the contemporary designs of the time. Elsie continues to feel impact in the modern world of Interior Design.

Ogden Codman (1863-1951)

American architect and interior architect, Ogden Codman spent his childhood in his hometown of Boston, before moving to France in his youth, for a specified period. Codman had two uncles who influenced him enormously - an architect and decorator, John HubbardRichard Ogden. Some of the work is Ogden Codman's Newport Edith Wharton's home, Land's End, the Rockefeller family estate of New York Client John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the Newport summer home of Cornelius Vanderbilt II, together with author Edith Wharton, co-author a Codman Guide of the American interior design, "The Decoration of Houses" in 1897.

Frances Elkins (1888-1953)

Born in Milwaukee, Frances Adler Elkins was one of the most famous interior designersand designers of the last century. Sister of the famous Chicago architect David Adler Elkins was futuristic for its designs, which combined elements from different styles and different eras known. This land belonged to French style, chinoiserie and art deco. The device contained in her designs featured designers such as Jean-Michel Frank and Alberto Giacometti. Elkins' career that has spanned more than three decades, with many high-level committees in Hawaii, shoneMidwest and Northern and Southern California, no more interesting than the restoration of the 1830s structure, Casa Amesti in Monterrey, California.

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

Frank Lloyd Wright was an interior designer and architect, whose career included more than 1000 projects, 500 of them, who have complete. Wright was honored for his promotion of organic architecture, an example is known to Fallingwater. The Robie House is an example of WrightLeadership of the Prairie School architectural movement, while the Rosenbaum House is Wright's Usonian home concept. Wright also had refreshing ideas for every type of building, be it church, office, school, hotel or museum. In addition to its excellent architectural renderings, Wright also designed much of the interior of its buildings, including the decor, layout and furniture.