Modern Interiors Research Centre symposium

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Time: 10.30am - 7.00pm
Venue: Dorich House Museum, Kingston Vale, London SW15 3RN
Price: free

The Modern Interiors Research Centre symposium at Dorich House will include research papers from staff, visiting professors and external speakers. The day will end with a book launch to celebrate a number of new publications from centre members.

Programme:

• 10:30 - 11:00 Tea/Coffee
• 11:00 - 12:00 Alice T. Friedman, Wellesley College, Poker Faces: Seeing Behind the Mask of Convention
• 12:00 - 13:00 Catherine Ince, The Barbican Art Gallery, Something about The World of Charles and Ray Eames
• 13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
• 14:00 - 15:00 Penny Sparke, Kingston University, Nature, Culture and the Design of the Feminine Sphere in the Nineteenth Century
• 15:00 - 16:00 Fredie Floré, KU Leuven, The Politics of Furniture. Identity, Diplomacy and Persuasion in Post-war Interiors
• 16:00 - 16:30 Tea/Coffee
• 16:30 - 17:30 Charles Rice, University of Technology, Sydney, The Atrium Effect
• 17:30 - 19:00 Drinks/ Book Launch

Please contact Dr Fiona Fisher by Monday 11 January 2016.

For further information about this event:

Contact: Dr Fiona Fisher
Tel: 020 8417 4042
Email: F.E.Fisher@kingston.ac.uk