1950s
The 1950s were the age of the consumer. The post-war boom brought massive changes in the home; it was out with the old and in with the new. Open-plan living was introduced, and the fitted kitchen with its brand new appliances was the housewife's domain.
Houses were smaller than pre-war ones so furniture had to stack or be light enough to move about; trolleys, sofa beds and ironing boards are all 1950s inventions.
Style
open plan
fitted kitchens
primary colours
stacking furniture
new materials - PVC, Formica, fibreglass, rubber, melamine, aluminium, vinyl, plastics
abstract, geometric patterns
animal prints