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Gwendoline Maud Syrie Maugham (née Barnardo, formerly Wellcome; 10 July 1879 – 25 July 1955) was a leading British interior decorator of the 1920s and 1930s who popularised rooms decorated entirely in white.
19 de abr. de 2024 · Syrie Maugham, born Gwendoline Maude Syrie Barnardo in 1879, revolutionised interior and furniture design with her distinctive and bold approaches. Her legacy, deeply rooted in her unique aesthetic and daring use of colour—notably white—continues to influence design and decoration.
31 de dez. de 1999 · Born in London in 1879, Maugham opened a shop on Baker Street in 1922. As it flourished, she began decorating, taking on projects in Palm Beach and California and adding shops in...
21 de dez. de 2015 · Though being called one of the “grand dames” of early 20th-century interior decoration might suggest someone stodgy and hidebound in style and taste, Syrie Maugham (1879-1955) was anything but. A boldly modern woman, she had a decorative vision that was lively, adventurous and constantly evolving.
20 de set. de 2021 · Born: Gwendoline Maud Syrie Barnardo; also known as Mrs Henry Wellcome. Sector: Household Goods. Syrie Maugham bore the names of three famous men during her life, so perhaps this is why, when she formally launched her interiors business at the age of 42, she decided to call it simply ‘Syrie’.
14 de abr. de 2020 · It is true that Syrie’s name has become synonymous with her glamorous, all-white interiors of the 1920s and 30s, but ‘The Princess of Pale’ was a great deal more colourful – both in her designs and her private life – than this shorthand suggests.
2 de fev. de 2017 · World-renowned interior designer Syrie Maugham modernised the high society home in the 1920s and 30s. In a time of darkly panelled drawing rooms, tasseled tapestries and an absolute reverence for antiques, Maugham brought shades of white into public consciousness, when white only filled the rooms of workmen’s cottages.
