Brian O’Rorke (1901 – 1974)
The architect who introduced Art Deco in passenger ship interiors on the Australian route Born in Christchurch , New Zealand, Brian O’Rorke moved with his
This site is dedicated to both today’s Ship Interior Architects as well as those of yesteryear. In this section Ship Interior Architects photographs of ships presently in active service are featured.
Some of the Ship Interior Architects I have sailed on or visited in alfabetic order:
The architect who introduced Art Deco in passenger ship interiors on the Australian route Born in Christchurch , New Zealand, Brian O’Rorke moved with his
He introduced hotel-style interiors to ocean liners Charles-Frederic Mewès, was born in Strasbourg, Alsace in 1858 and grew up in Paris after his family had
Designers of the last of the “old-fashioned” over the top baroque passenger ship interiors The most famous of the Coppedè brothers, Luigi “Gino” Coppedè (1866 –
In 1928, Italian architect and designer Gio Ponti launched his magazine Domus, aiming at promoting new insights in architecture and the applied arts. In this
Italian furniture and passenger ship interior designer Giovanni “Nino” Zoncada (1898-1988) began his career as an Italian furniture designer after graduating from the the Academy
Gustavo Pulitzer Finali was born in Trieste in 1887 into a wealthy merchant family of Jewish origin; after his studies in Trieste in 1908, he
Joe Farcus is one of the most famous cruise ship interior architects having designed the interiors of over 50 cruise ships starting with the Carnivale
He brought international flair to ocean liners at the turn of the 20th century using historical revival styles like neo-baroque and -renaissance Poppe was born
Designer who specialised in creating simple, elegant and lavish cruise ship interiors John McNeece was born in Govan, Glasgow within sight of the ship yards
Architect Njål Eide introduced soaring atria, elegant curves and impressive multi-level dining rooms to cruise ships Njål Eide, one of the world’s foremost cruise ship
The start of passenger ship interior design between the end of the 19th century up to World War I During the mid nineteenth century travelling
After the first world war, many of the European liners had been damaged or lost. So nations launched rebuilding programs as part of the industrial
After WWII the world’s passenger liner fleet had been decimated
Special thanks to Ronald Smallenburg (COA) and Panos Antonelos (Majestic
A stylish cruise ship bringing Cunard into the modern age