Talk:1960s decor

please move page

The title should be 1960s décor, but I'm not sure how to change it. Owen214 (talk) 11:40, 23 July 2013 (UTC)

Topic Definition and Boundaries

The boundaries of what might define "1960s decor" is extremely broad, but it's clear that the article is referring to a narrow set of specific trends that characterized interior decor of the late 1960s (think '67-'69) and early 1970s that used a lot of vivid warm colors, psychedelic imagery, and tiled patterns, and manifested itself in tie-dye clothing, use of curved typefaces, flower motifs, profligate use of bold wallpaper in homes, and an increased popularity of dark-stained woodgrain, among other things, almost none of which would likely have been considered tasteful in the '50s or early '60s. However, the list of designers at the bottom of this article includes Eero Saarinen. Although he was active in the early 1960s, his design work is associated with movements that have been retroactively characterized, variously, as "mid-century modern", "googie", and "atomic age" (which are each usually characterized as distinct movements, but have a lot of overlap). By contrast, the unnamed design movement - or collection of design movements - being highlighted by this article seems to be something entirely different that sprung up in response or reaction to these past movements. In many ways, it's the complete opposite of them. Whereas the design movements of the late-'40s to early-'60s seem to have been motivated by futurism and an optimistic attitude regarding technological progress, the later design movements that this article focuses on appear to have been driven in-part by a desire to return to nature, combined with imagery that evoked the psychedelic experiences that many, if not most, people at the time were experimenting with.

For this reason, I think that Saarinen's name ought to be removed from the article, since he represents a different class of design philosophies, and I think the article ought to more clearly emphasize the difference between the these late 1960s design movements and their futurist predecessors that they appear to have worked so hard to fight against and distinguish themselves from. Perhaps the list could also expand to include interior and textile designers whose work wasn't noticed until the '70s, but which formed a part of the decor movement that this article describes. I know it's not the place of Wikipedia to coin its own terms, but I do wish somebody would come along and give these design movements that characterized "1960s decor" a proper name. Also, because the type of decor described by this article really only appears to have taken off, on a large scale, in the late 1960s while continuing through the '70s, perhaps the article should be renamed "Decor of the 1960s and 1970s" or something along those lines. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Scd2725 (talk • contribs) 21:42, 10 January 2022 (UTC)