tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795208825742635713.post5280358311200342659..comments2024-03-27T06:20:06.991+00:00Comments on fantastic journal: Farrow and BallificationCharles Hollandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08749776401395551607noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795208825742635713.post-24410303602572051072009-07-09T13:05:48.402+00:002009-07-09T13:05:48.402+00:00Hugh,
Maybe I am making a false distinction betwe...Hugh,<br /><br />Maybe I am making a false distinction between then and now but I think the point was to contrast two different eras rather than chart trends in interiors more generally.<br /><br />I agree though, the minimal modernist interior that descends from John Pawson and others and became popularised by Grand Designs is very different to the heritage approach which I described.<br /><br />I suppose a bigger point is that EH's conservationist approach denies its own moment in time claiming something more historically accurate.<br /><br />My real interest though is with DIY as a kind of anti-architecture, or a sort of parasite that always messes up the host which hopefully will be the subject of another post shortly.Charles Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749776401395551607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795208825742635713.post-9782819092351608812009-07-09T13:03:52.055+00:002009-07-09T13:03:52.055+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Charles Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749776401395551607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3795208825742635713.post-10469908638538011712009-07-09T08:07:55.368+00:002009-07-09T08:07:55.368+00:00EH notwithstanding, ripping out period features a ...EH notwithstanding, ripping out period features a la 1970s was back in a big way in the 2000s, with everyone chasing the Grand Designs modern look. That Readers Digest hallway makeover was estate-agent-approved right up to the Crunch.<br /><br />I found myself rescuing original Victorian balusters and tiles from skips once again. I blame Kevin McCloud.Hughhttp://hughpearman.comnoreply@blogger.com