The restless objects in the Spanish home during the Franco Era through interior design and decoration magazines

Abstract

The objective of this article is to offer an overview of the main journals devoted to interior design and decoration in Spain during the years of Franco´s regime (1939-1975), analyzing the main works, their audience, sections and contents.  In these publications, the change of the domestic interiors of this period is condensed, from an authocratic furnishing model, with national products, to the launching of consumption in the second period of the fascist regime. In this research we will highlight two main types of publications: a professional one, related to architects and written by experts in this field, and a more general one, directed to the female public, and related to the role of women in terms of decorating their homes. This work has been carried out focusing on the analysis of the main publications, identifying their promoters and analyzing the type of interior design corresponding to each historical moment.