Possible Clues:

• Designed with lots of glass and metal, for short
• Sophisticated electronics
• Snag about English style of interior design
• Director of The Birds, in short, keeps first example of modern interior design
• Extremely modern, clad in white chiffon
• State of the art — an impediment without direction
• Like complex gadgets, with problem conserving energy
• Space-age couple storing energy
• Thatcherism dismisses smart type that's up-to-date
• Difficulty acquiring energy using such advanced means