elsie de wolfe

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orig. Ella Anderson de Wolfe born Dec. 20, 1865, New York, N.Y., U.S. died July 12, 1950, Versailles, Fr. U.S. interior designer. A New York City socialite, she worked as a professional actress (1890-1904) before becoming a designer. Her design principles of simplicity, airiness, and visual unity helped change the fashion of interior design away from Victorian ornamentation. She was the first female professional interior designer in the U.S. She spent much of her life in France as a noted hostess. During World War I she nursed soldiers; she received the Croix de Guerre for her relief work
elsie de wolfe

    Hyphenation

    El·sie de Wolfe

    Turkish pronunciation

    elsi dı wûlf

    Pronunciation

    /ˈelsē də ˈwo͝olf/ /ˈɛlsiː də ˈwʊlf/
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