Salon
Salon, an 18th century French term for a large social room used for receiving and entertaining guests, describes the spatial composition of a commercial interior that simulates a domestic ambiance, but remains a showroom space.
expanded research
practice types
bibliographic citations
1) The Interior Archetypes Research and Teaching Project, Cornell University, www.intypes.cornell.edu (accessed month & date, year).
2) Malyak, Kristin. Salon, “Theory Studies: Archetypical Retail Practices in Contemporary Interior Design,” M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2011, 57-95.
3) Scolere, Leah. Salon, "Theory Studies: Contemporary Retail Design.” M.A. Thesis, Cornell University, 2004, 47-51.
