The Convair 880 Lavatory
B. Bomben (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Jurjen Zeinstra – Mentor (TU Delft - Situated Architecture)
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Abstract
Starting her career in 1923, Dorothy Draper began her own design practice called “Architectural Clearing House” which would later become Dorothy Draper Company. Dorothy Draper quickly became one of the most influential interior decorators of her time, using affordable materials to create lavish interior spaces.
Draper developed a style that utilized vibrant colors, patterns, and practicality which in turn made her a sought after designer. In 1936 she published a book titled ‘Decorating is Fun! How to be Your Own Decorator’. Which acted as a guide for others to achieve her style of bold design. Throughout her career, Dorothy Draper designed interiors for hotels, restaurants, theaters, department stores, commercial establishments, private corporate offices, the interiors of jet planes and automobiles. Towards the end of her career, Dorothy Draper established herself as a bold, confident designer when she retired in 1960.
The paper explores the representation of aircraft interiors and how Dorothy Draper’s design of the Convair 880 Lavatory is unlike any other representations before and there after. Allowing for her drawing to stand out and convey more information that typical interior representations.