‘Les douceurs de l’intimité’: Men and the Making of Domesticity in Belgian Architecture Magazines (1890-1914)

Apolline Malevez

doi:10.1080/14787318.2021.1926874

‘Les douceurs de l’intimité’: Men and the Making of Domesticity in Belgian Architecture Magazines (1890-1914)

Apolline Malevez

School of Arts, English and Languages

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Abstract

This article uses intimacy and architecture as a way to tell the lesser-known story of men and the domestic in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Belgium. Drawing upon little-known interior design and architecture magazines, domestic manuals and photographs, I highlight how male architects and critics of architecture contributed to the making of domesticity. I show how ‘intimacy’ was used as a deceptive concept to frame the home as a restful refuge, as well as a catalyst for creative experimentation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-15
Number of pages	15
Journal	Dix-Neuf
Volume	25
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/14787318.2021.1926874
Publication status	Published - 27 Jul 2021

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Cultural Studies
Language and Linguistics
Linguistics and Language
Literature and Literary Theory
Music

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Interior spaces in Belgian art and architecture (1880-1914) : Domesticity, materiality and intimacy
Malevez, A. (Author), Moran, C. (Supervisor) & Topping, M. (Supervisor), Jul 2022
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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‘Les douceurs de l’intimité’: Men and the Making of Domesticity in Belgian Architecture Magazines (1890-1914)

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Interior spaces in Belgian art and architecture (1880-1914) : Domesticity, materiality and intimacy

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