
Brian O’Rorke (1901 – 1974)
The architect who introduced Art Deco in passenger ship interiors on the Australian route Born in Christchurch , New Zealand, Brian O’Rorke moved with his

The architect who introduced Art Deco in passenger ship interiors on the Australian route Born in Christchurch , New Zealand, Brian O’Rorke moved with his

He introduced hotel-style interiors to ocean liners Charles-Frederic Mewès, was born in Strasbourg, Alsace in 1858 and grew up in Paris after his family had

De Jorio Design Swiss: they are the epitome of stylish and innovative interior design Born in 1956 as Studio De Jorio, DJDI was initially

GEM design studio: The art of maritime style and luxury in optima forma GEM is one of the leeading Italian architecture and interior design

Designers of the last of the “old-fashioned” over the top baroque passenger ship interiors The most famous of the Coppedè brothers, Luigi “Gino” Coppedè (1866 –

In 1928, Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti launched his magazine Domus, aiming at promoting new insights in architecture and the applied arts. In this

Italian furniture and passenger ship interior designer Giovanni “Nino” Zoncada (1898-1988) began his career as an Italian furniture designer after graduating from the the Academy

Gustavo Pulitzer Finali was born in Trieste in 1887 into a wealthy merchant family of Jewish origin; after his studies in Trieste in 1908, he

Joe Farcus is one of the most famous cruise ship interior architects having designed the interiors of over 50 cruise ships starting with the Carnivale

He brought international flair to ocean liners at the turn of the 20th century using historical revival styles like neo-baroque and -renaissance Poppe was born

Designer who specialised in creating simple, elegant and lavish cruise ship interiors John McNeece was born in Govan, Glasgow within sight of the ship yards

The various interior styles seen aboard liners and cruise ships in the last 150 years have been covered in our series of articles on




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