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Elsie de Wolfe, Lady Mendl (née Ella Anderson de Wolfe; December 20, c. 1859 [1] – July 12, 1950 [2]) was an American actress who became a very prominent interior designer and author.
Elsie de Wolfe, American interior decorator, hostess, and actress, best known for her innovative and anti-Victorian interiors. Her first commission, the interior of the Colony Club in New York, demonstrated her signature principles of design: simplicity, airiness, and visual unity.
Jan 23, 2024 · Elsie de Wolfe, born Ella Anderson de Wolfe and later known as Lady Mendl, was a pioneering American interior designer, actress, and socialite. Born in 1859.
Dec 31, 1999 · Elsie de Wolfe. The American pioneer who vanquished Victorian gloom. By Edgar Munhall. December 31, 1999. Though dead for half a century, Elsie de Wolfe remains an icon to this day,...
May 4, 2020 · Elsie de Wolfe, also known as Lady Mendl, was born in 1865 in New York, lived a glamorous life as a well-known member of the European cafe society and earned the title of “grand dame of modern decorating”.
Jul 11, 2018 · Drawing inspiration from her summers spent in France, she came to prefer the lighter, softer interiors of Versailles and the delicate lines of eighteenth-century French furniture. “Elsie de Wolfe’s Art in House Decorating,” The Sun (New York, NY), October 26, 1913.
Sep 19, 2004 · In 1921, at the pinnacle of her decorating career, Elsie de Wolfe sued one of her clients for neglecting to pay her for seventeen thousand dollars’ worth of furniture.
Jun 24, 2024 · Elsie de Wolfe, often hailed as the first professional interior designer, transformed the world of interiors in the early 20th century. Her influence extended beyond mere decoration; she helped shape the profession of interior design as we know it today.
May 11, 2018 · Elsie de Wolfe (1865-1950) was the first professional interior designer in America. She believed in achieving a single, harmonious, overall design statement, and felt that the decoration of the home should reflect the woman's personality, rather than simply the husband's earning power.
Elsie de Wolfe, known as the Founding Mother of Decorating, rescued interior design from the stuffy, dark Victorian period and remained its arbiter of style for 50 years.
