1st Edition
Interior Interruptions Rehabilitating the Old to Design the New
By Jean Whitehead
Copyright 2025
192 Pages
92 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
92 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
192 Pages
92 Color Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Interior Interruptions examines the role of the ‘palimpsest’ and its relationship to narrative, sustainability, renovation and adaptive reuse. By exploring storytelling, palimpsestic characteristics and techniques, the book argues that these devices play a central role in the consideration of the designed interior.
Narrative has a burgeoning relationship with the palimpsest and this approach... Read more
1. Interior Interruptions: An Introduction
2. What is a Palimpsest?
3. Palimpsest Techniques, Overwriting
4. Palimpsest Techniques, Unwriting
5. Palimpsest Techniques, Redrafting or from Interruptions to Disruptions
6. Interior Interruptions: A Conclusion
Biography
Jean Whitehead lives in the South West of England, has published extensively and has over 30 years’ experience in Higher Education, both within the UK and abroad. Jean is the recipient of the ‘Visionary Tutor’ award for Interior Design from the Society of British & International Design (SBID) and is the author of Creating Interior Atmosphere: Mise-en-scène and Interior Design.
