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

William Payne (1760 - 1830)
William Payne
1760 - 1830
Brion Gysin (1916 - 1986)
Brion Gysin
1916 - 1986
Thomas Birch (1779 - 1851)
Thomas Birch
1779 - 1851
Briton Rivière (1840 - 1920)
Briton Rivière
1840 - 1920
William Alfred Delamotte (1775 - 1863)
William Alfred Delamotte
1775 - 1863
William Kenneth Armitage (1916 - 2002)
William Kenneth Armitage
1916 - 2002
John Egerton Piper (1903 - 1992)
John Egerton Piper
1903 - 1992
Mary Edmonia Lewis (1845 - 1907)
Mary Edmonia Lewis
1845 - 1907
John Cartwright (1740 - 1824)
John Cartwright
1740 - 1824
John McHale (1922 - 1978)
John McHale
1922 - 1978
Helen Allingham (1848 - 1926)
Helen Allingham
1848 - 1926
Ford Madox Brown (1821 - 1893)
Ford Madox Brown
1821 - 1893
Paul de Lamerie (1688 - 1751)
Paul de Lamerie
1688 - 1751
Mary Edith Durham (1863 - 1944)
Mary Edith Durham
1863 - 1944
Leonard Schmitz (1779 - 1848)
Leonard Schmitz
1779 - 1848
Walead Beshty (1976)
Walead Beshty
1976

Creators Art Deco

Alessandro Mazzucotelli (1865 - 1938)
Alessandro Mazzucotelli
1865 - 1938
Massimo Vignelli (1931 - 2014)
Massimo Vignelli
1931 - 2014
Franz Danksin (1894 - 1973)
Franz Danksin
1894 - 1973
Eduard Wiiralt (Viiralt) (1898 - 1954)
Eduard Wiiralt (Viiralt)
1898 - 1954
Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
Franz Kafka
1883 - 1924
Ernst Hodel II (1881 - 1955)
Ernst Hodel II
1881 - 1955
Karel Špillar (1871 - 1939)
Karel Špillar
1871 - 1939
Ernst Julius Henel (1811 - 1891)
Ernst Julius Henel
1811 - 1891
Beatriz Milhazes (1960)
Beatriz Milhazes
1960
Damián Ortega (1967)
Damián Ortega
1967
José María Sert Badía (1874 - 1945)
José María Sert Badía
1874 - 1945
Fabio Onesto (XX century - ?)
Fabio Onesto
XX century - ?
Ivan Tišov (1870 - 1928)
Ivan Tišov
1870 - 1928
Fritz von Graevenitz (1892 - 1959)
Fritz von Graevenitz
1892 - 1959
Charles Prendergast (1863 - 1948)
Charles Prendergast
1863 - 1948
Willy Mulot (1889 - 1982)
Willy Mulot
1889 - 1982