The Most Important Interior Design Moments From the Past 100 Years

A sitting room at The Greenbrier resort. Photo: Ball and Albanese / Alamy Stock Photo

Original article posted at Architectural Digest.

A lot has happened in the past hundred years. From the Bauhaus to the White House, we’ve seen two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the first African American president. Design doesn’t exist in a vacuum, of course; interiors are always shaped by the cultural and social contexts of their time. At its best, great design can influence the world around it, too. And as interiors evolve, so can our traditions, well-being, and even humanity, as is evident in the dozens of touchstone moments below.