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- Syrie Maugham (1879-1955) was a British women’s interior designer who was very popular in the 1920s and 1930s. Known as the “Princess of Pale” she advocated glamour interiors decorated mostly in shades of white. She was born Gwendoline Maud Syrie Barnardo.
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Gwendoline Maud Syrie Maugham (née Barnardo, formerly Wellcome; 10 July 1879 – 25 July 1955) was a leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s who popularised rooms decorated entirely in white.
Dec 31, 1999 · Famously White Rooms for an English Innovator. View Slideshow. While other designers were thinking about white, writing about white and using white generously in 1927, Syrie Maugham braved it...
Apr 19, 2024 · Syrie Maugham, born Gwendoline Maude Syrie Barnardo in 1879, revolutionised interior and furniture design with her distinctive and bold approaches. Her legacy, deeply rooted in her unique aesthetic and daring use of colour—notably white—continues to influence design and decoration.
Apr 14, 2020 · Colour Pioneer: Syrie Maugham’s white out. Hailed for her avant-garde all-white interiors, ‘The Princess of Pale’ was more colourful than her moniker suggests. By Kassia St Clair Published: 14 April 2020.
Dec 21, 2015 · by 1stDibs editors. Though being called one of the “grand dames” of early 20th-century interior decoration might suggest someone stodgy and hidebound in style and taste, Syrie Maugham (1879-1955) was anything but. A boldly modern woman, she had a decorative vision that was lively, adventurous and constantly evolving.
Feb 2, 2017 · Interior decorator Syrie Maugham was one of Karl Lagerfeld’s key references for the house's most recent couture collection. Here we marvel at her modern touch. February 02, 2017. Text Sophie Bew. Who? World-renowned interior designer Syrie Maugham modernised the high society home in the 1920s and 30s.
Sep 20, 2021 · Many designers have continued to take inspiration from Syrie Maugham and nearly seventy years after her death and a century after the unveiling of her marvellous sitting-room, there is renewed interest in her design work.
