There is an abundance of original ideas for the construction,
decoration and furnishing of houses in Decorative Art 1930 : The Studio Year Book (The Studio, 7s. 6d.). Although some of us may find the modern utilitarian' Manner of interior decora- tion a little impersonal, a little austere, not quite in accordance with our usual conception of the English comfortable home, the case for simple standardized furniture in space-saving, labour- saving rooms is very strong. The interior of concrete houses, such as Le Corbusier :builds, cannot—if it -is to be beautiful— be so cosy (a horrid word 1) or so intimate as, for instance, , the interior of an old red brick farmhouse: it must fit its set- ting. There is no reason, however, why rooms furnished in a n-todern way should not express personality just as effectively as any other fashion of interior decoration, and Decorative Art 1930 should be of the greatest use to all people of courageous taste and a fairly well filled purse.
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