Syrie Maugham (1879 - 1955) - photo 1

Syrie Maugham

Gwendoline Maud Syrie Maugham was a leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s who popularized rooms decorated entirely in white.

Although she made her fortune and fame with her white decors, by the mid-1930s she had largely given up the white decors to create interiors with baroque accessories and colour schemes punctuated by bright green, shocking pink, and bold reds.

Maugham's glamorous rooms influenced almost every designer.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:10 july 1879, London, United Kingdom
Date and place of death:25 july 1955, London, United Kingdom
Nationality:United Kingdom
Period of activity: XIX, XX century
Specialization:Artist, Interior designer
Art style:Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Modern art

Creators United Kingdom

Alison Erika Forde Forde (1985)
Alison Erika Forde Forde
1985
Anouska Hempel (1941)
Anouska Hempel
1941
Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888 - 1935)
Thomas Edward Lawrence
1888 - 1935
Steve Whitehead (1960)
Steve Whitehead
1960
John Virtue (1947)
John Virtue
1947
Agostino Brunias (1730 - 1796)
Agostino Brunias
1730 - 1796
Walter Dendy Sadler (1854 - 1923)
Walter Dendy Sadler
1854 - 1923
Ben Nicholson (1894 - 1982)
Ben Nicholson
1894 - 1982
Frederick Morgan (1847 - 1927)
Frederick Morgan
1847 - 1927
Robert Walker MacBeth (1848 - 1910)
Robert Walker MacBeth
1848 - 1910
Ronald Searle (1920 - 2011)
Ronald Searle
1920 - 2011
Samuel Luke Fildes (1844 - 1927)
Samuel Luke Fildes
1844 - 1927
Walter Nessler (1912 - 2001)
Walter Nessler
1912 - 2001
Wyke Bayliss (1835 - 1906)
Wyke Bayliss
1835 - 1906
Ivon Hitchens (1893 - 1979)
Ivon Hitchens
1893 - 1979
Charles Frederick Kandler ()
Charles Frederick Kandler

Creators Art Deco

Josef Hoffmann (1870 - 1956)
Josef Hoffmann
1870 - 1956
Agnes Lawrence Pelton (1881 - 1961)
Agnes Lawrence Pelton
1881 - 1961
Louis Aucoc (1850 - 1932)
Louis Aucoc
1850 - 1932
Tom Beyer (1907 - 1981)
Tom Beyer
1907 - 1981
Alexander Schonauer (1871 - 1955)
Alexander Schonauer
1871 - 1955
Alfred Otto Koenig (1871 - 1940)
Alfred Otto Koenig
1871 - 1940
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann (1879 - 1933)
Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
1879 - 1933
Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956)
Jackson Pollock
1912 - 1956
Günter Schöllkopf (1935 - 1979)
Günter Schöllkopf
1935 - 1979
Elisabeth Büchsel (1867 - 1957)
Elisabeth Büchsel
1867 - 1957
Ernst Schumacher-Salig (1905 - 1963)
Ernst Schumacher-Salig
1905 - 1963
Frida Kahlo (1907 - 1954)
Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
Amedeo Modigliani (1884 - 1920)
Amedeo Modigliani
1884 - 1920
Leopold Schmutzler (1864 - 1940)
Leopold Schmutzler
1864 - 1940
Maurice Tabard (1897 - 1984)
Maurice Tabard
1897 - 1984
Romualdo Locatelli (1905 - 1943)
Romualdo Locatelli
1905 - 1943
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