Directory of digitized periodicals related to interior design, which includes 16 magazines from 8 countries, with a total of approx. 2043 issues available, and 4 collections, all free to access as of when I listed them. Dates correspond to the issues available digitized in the links. Feel free to send me things to add, and please let me know if a link is no longer functional.

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Textiles

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•  Album Pratique de l'Art Industriel et des Beaux-Arts, 1858-1866. French. Trade journal for architects, designers, and craftsmen.

• Innendekoration, 1890-1900, 1900-1944. German. First published under the title Illustrierte kunstgewerbliche Zeitschrift für Innendekoration, shortened in 1900.

• The Studio, 1893-1925. English. Long-running magazine about the arts with extensive coverage of furniture and interior design. Particularly good for researching the Arts and Crafts movement.

• Deutsche Kunst und Dekoration, 1897-1932. German. Good coverage of Art Nouveau style.

• L'Art Décoratif, 1898-1906. French. Another that's great for Art Nouveau.

• Dekorative Kunst, 1898-1929. German magazine titled "Decorative Art". 

• La Casa, 1908-1910. Biweekly Italian magazine.

• Art et Décoration, 1911-1938. French.

• Moderne Welt, 1918-1939. German society magazine with monthly interior design columns. Search "inneneinrichtung" to find related items more quickly.

• Mobilier et Décoration d'Intérieur, 1921-1925. French magazine of furniture and interior design.

• Mobilier et Décoration, 1925-1946. French. Continuation of the magazine above,

• Maison Pour Tous, 1925-1938. French journal of home and garden design. 

• Österreichische Möbel-Zeitung, 1929-1932. Austrian journal of the furniture trade.

• Kaunis Kodu, 1934-1938. Estonian magazine, titled "Beautiful Home".

• Styl, 1936-1938. Dutch design magazine.

• Bauen + Wohnen, 1947-1979. Swiss magazine of modern home design and architecture, titled "Building & Home."

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Books

• A Treatise of Japaning and Varnishing, 16

• Larsen: A Living Archive. An archive of work by American textile designer, Jack Lenor Larsen.

• Olmsted Online: Archive of works by Fr

 

 

Collections

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• Catena: Digital Archive of Historic Gardens and Landscapes. Created by Bard College.

• Larsen: A Living Archive. An archive of work by American textile designer, Jack Lenor Larsen.

• Olmsted Online: Archive of works by Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed landscape designer, and his Olmsted firm.

• Unified Vision: The Architecture and Design of the Prairie School. Design history archive of the Prairie School by the Minneapolis Institute of Art.