Modern Interiors Research Centre (MIRC)
Revolutionising modern interior design: Exploring history, theory, and innovation at Kingston School of Art.
Identity and Habitation: Modern Interiors Research Centre
World's leader in interiors and their contents
Modern Interiors Research Centre is dedicated to the study of interiors and their contents from the mid 19th century to the present day. Research is historically focused and consideration is also given to contemporary practice and theory.
The Research Centre places its emphasis is on identity and habitation – the experience of being inside spaces. It explores the interior as an interface between architecture and designed objects. Research fields include design and architectural history; and visual, material, personal and spatial culture.
Part of a large international network
The overarching aim of the Research Centre is to create a body of knowledge that will inform interior design knowledge worldwide. The centre stages conferences and events and engages with international authorities and institutions. It works with, for example, partners as diverse as the V&A and the Museum of the Home (former Geffrye Museum) to the Universities of Melbourne and Oviedo.
Interiors in the Era of Covid-19
Interior Design between the Public and Private Realms
Edited by Penny Sparke, Ersi Ioannidou, Pat Kirkham, Stephen Knott and Jana Scholze.
Research projects and publications
The Multi-Sensory Environment image gallery
Join the Centre
The Centre welcomes PhD applications in any subject related to the modern interior. As a research student at Kingston University you will become part of a strong and ambitious postgraduate community. You will be fully supported by a rich programme of research training, including research workshops, seminars, guest lectures, symposia, and related activities organised through the research centres.
