--- product_id: 166259387 title: "History of Interior Design" price: "£132.78" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 3 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/166259387-history-of-interior-design store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # History of Interior Design **Price:** £132.78 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** History of Interior Design - **How much does it cost?** £132.78 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/166259387-history-of-interior-design) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description History of Interior Design [Ireland, Jeannie] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. History of Interior Design Review: Good price for a great textbook - Textbooks are so over priced. Maybe I should have been a textbook writer. Sigh. This textbook is really good and probably something every interior design student/graduate should have to reference. I’m glad I didn’t have to pay quite the full price. It was brand new, shrink wrapped with the online materials. As described. Review: Great pictures, flawed history - The book is beautiful. It has good design and nice pictures, however, when you read the text it becomes clear that it was not written or reviewed by a trained historian. For example, the chapters on colonial America and on the nineteenth-century United States only mentions "slaves" once in passing and does discuss slavery at all. While the chapters discusses historical trends, such as the history of European settlement and industrialization, the fundamental reason much of the architecture and design existed in America, slavery and its profound social and economic impacts, isn't even mentioned. And the English, French, and Dutch colonial sections do not discuss Native Americans at all--the text mentions the beaver trade but never says who the Europeans were trading with. While the book should and does focus on design, it needs to be edited to better reflect the realities of colonization. The other histories, such as those of the ancient world are generally okay, but the text demonstrates an outdated approach to history with statements such as "From the Chinese Bronze Age c. 1500 BC Chinese culture developed continuously, and although the nation was invaded numerous times, the culture remained relatively unchanged until the twentieth century," (110) really? the "The goal of the Crusades to reclaim territory lost to Muslim invaders . . ." (175). The book has its uses, but with so many students having so little knowledge of history, it's important that textbooks on design history be accurate and comprehensive. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,158,731 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #441 in Architecture (Books) #1,249 in Architectural History #1,611 in Interior Design | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (106) | | Dimensions | 8.48 x 1.33 x 11.13 inches | | Edition | 2nd | | ISBN-10 | 1501319884 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1501319884 | | Item Weight | 4.8 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 624 pages | | Publication date | February 22, 2018 | | Publisher | Fairchild Books | ## Images ![History of Interior Design - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/B1kRKTjoj9S.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good price for a great textbook *by N***A on July 31, 2022* Textbooks are so over priced. Maybe I should have been a textbook writer. Sigh. This textbook is really good and probably something every interior design student/graduate should have to reference. I’m glad I didn’t have to pay quite the full price. It was brand new, shrink wrapped with the online materials. As described. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Great pictures, flawed history *by P***K on March 7, 2021* The book is beautiful. It has good design and nice pictures, however, when you read the text it becomes clear that it was not written or reviewed by a trained historian. For example, the chapters on colonial America and on the nineteenth-century United States only mentions "slaves" once in passing and does discuss slavery at all. While the chapters discusses historical trends, such as the history of European settlement and industrialization, the fundamental reason much of the architecture and design existed in America, slavery and its profound social and economic impacts, isn't even mentioned. And the English, French, and Dutch colonial sections do not discuss Native Americans at all--the text mentions the beaver trade but never says who the Europeans were trading with. While the book should and does focus on design, it needs to be edited to better reflect the realities of colonization. The other histories, such as those of the ancient world are generally okay, but the text demonstrates an outdated approach to history with statements such as "From the Chinese Bronze Age c. 1500 BC Chinese culture developed continuously, and although the nation was invaded numerous times, the culture remained relatively unchanged until the twentieth century," (110) really? the "The goal of the Crusades to reclaim territory lost to Muslim invaders . . ." (175). The book has its uses, but with so many students having so little knowledge of history, it's important that textbooks on design history be accurate and comprehensive. ### ⭐ Don’t buy *by S***S on June 28, 2023* Damaged ## Frequently Bought Together - History of Interior Design - Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors - Interior Design Materials and Specifications: Bundle Book + Studio Access Card --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/166259387-history-of-interior-design](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/166259387-history-of-interior-design) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-20*