Living Areas, Marlene Dietrich’s Home

Artist/Designer: Elsie De Wolfe

Project Location: California, United States

Figure 1: Living Area with Chandelier ( Source | Accessed : October 20, 2016 )

Figure 2: Living Area with Painting ( Source | Accessed : October 20, 2016 )

Figure 3: Dining Room ( Source | Accessed : October 20, 2016 )

Figure 4: Living Area with Oriental Rug ( Source | Accessed : October 20, 2016 )

Figure 5: Living Area ( Source | Accessed : October 20, 2016 )

Figure 6: Bedroom ( Source | Accessed : October 20, 2016 )

Style/Period(s):
Modern

Primary Material(s):
Paint

Function(s):
Residential Structure

Related Website(s):

Barragan, Bianca. "Marlene Dietrich's Barely Touched Home in Bev Hills Just Sold." Curbed L.A., June 8, 2015. | Accessed : February 6, 2017

Article on Jstor, The 'Ideal' and the 'Real' Interior in Elsie de Wolfe's "The House in Good Taste" of 1913, by Penny Sparke | Accessed : February 6, 2017

Designing Lucile LTD: Couture and the Modern Interior 1900-1920s, by Samantha Erin Safer | Accessed : February 6, 2017

Significant Date(s):
20th Century, 1926

Additional Information:
De Wolfe, Elsie. The House in Good Taste. New York: Dodo Press, 2009.

Sparke, Penny. Elsie De Wolfe: The Birth of Modern Interior Decoration. New York: Acanthus Press, 2005.

Smith, Jane. Elsie De Wolfe: A Life in the High Style: The Elegant Life and Remarkable Career of Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl. New York: Atheneum, 1982.

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