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Out to prove that the 1970s were not a dry period for design influences, Turney has provided us with In Private... Each chapter is associated with a different domestic space, and Turney does well to identify the prominent adjustments that evolved during those 10 years. All the black-and-white photographs supporting the text appear to have originated from various lifestyle magazines promoting the illustrated item. Recommended. All readership levels. * Choice Reviews * In Private offers a rich and provocative exploration of the varied textures, surfaces, and functions of the 1970s domestic interior in Britain and the USA. In the process, Joanne Turney offers a powerful argument for the centrality of interior design in giving form to the contentious socio-political, cultural, and personal issues that defined that era. With its rigorous and engaging analysis of a largely under-researched era of design history, In Private is an essential reference for scholars of interior design. * Alexa Griffith Winton, Smithsonian Design Museum, USA * Original, analytically and contextually robust ... [this book] perfectly captures the intersection of design and society, to meticulously address the complex nuances and contradictions of shifting gender relations and domestic politics ... It is informative, fascinating and fun, and has achieved the no mean feat of affording me an intellectual appreciation for my own childhood avocado bathroom suite. * Emmanuelle Dirix, Antwerp Fashion Academy, Belgium *

""In Private offers a rich and provocative exploration of the varied textures, surfaces, and functions of the 1970s domestic interior in Britain and the USA. In the process, Joanne Turney offers a powerful argument for the centrality of interior design in giving form to the contentious socio-political, cultural, and personal issues that defined that era. With its rigorous and engaging analysis of a largely under-researched era of design history, In Private is an essential reference for scholars of interior design."" --Alexa Griffith Winton, Smithsonian Design Museum, USA ""Original, analytically and contextually robust ... [this book] perfectly captures the intersection of design and society, to meticulously address the complex nuances and contradictions of shifting gender relations and domestic politics ... It is informative, fascinating and fun, and has achieved the no mean feat of affording me an intellectual appreciation for my own childhood avocado bathroom suite."" --Emmanuelle Dirix, Antwerp Fashion Academy, Belgium

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Joanne Turney is Professor of Fashion and Textiles at the Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK.

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