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2021-05-06
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Coffee scoops for your inner barista
2021-05-11
A standard full coffee scoop typically holds two tablespoons of coffee grounds. The traditional standard scoop holds approximately 10 grammes (0.36 ounces) of ground coffee. Take a look at some of our lovely coffee scoops.Read More →
Paul Follot (1877 – 1941) French decorative artist and sculptor
2021-05-11
His early graphic design reflected a fascination with mediaeval and Pre-Raphaelite art. He joined Julius Meier-shop Graefe’s La Maison Moderne in Paris in 1901. He met Maurice DufrĂ©ne and designed bronzes, jewellery, and fabrics.Read More →
Grant Featherston (1922 – 1995) Australian Designer
2021-05-11
He was born in Geelong, Victoria. In 1965, he married Mary Bronwyn Currey, an English-born interior designer, and the pair worked closely as interior designers for many decades. Between 1938-39, Featherston designed decorative-glass panels for Oliver-Davey Glass, Melbourne, and 1939-40 lighting for Newton and Gray, Melbourne. Read More →
George Sakier (1897 – 1965) American Industrial Designer
2021-05-11
George Sakier (1897 – 1965) was a multifaceted artist who worked as an interior designer, painter, art director, engineer, and packaging designer. He was also a pioneering industrial designer in the United States. His career was as varied as it was extensive, and his influence on the development of aRead More →
Amazing retro radios
2021-05-11
Get your very own piece of retro cool with these fun and practical digital radios that look and feel analogue.Read More →
Carl Hugo Pott (1906 – 1985) – German Metal Worker and Silversmith Designer
2021-05-10
Carl Pott studied design and metallurgy at technical school in Solingen and Forschungsinitut unf Profieramt fĂĽr Edelmetalle, Schwäbisch-GmĂĽnd.Read More →
Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980) photographer, interior designer, and stage designer
2021-05-10
Cecil Beaton (1904 – 1980) was a British Photographer, interior designer and stage designer. The house he occupied until 1945 at Ashcombe, Wiltshire, near friend Edith Olivier was decorated with limited funds using exaggerated baroque furniture. The walls of the ‘Circus Bedroom’ were painted by visiting artist friends, including RexRead More →
Sven Markelius (1889 – 1972) – Swedish Architect, Town Planner and Textile Designer
2021-05-10
Sven Markeilus (1889- 1972) was a Swedish Architect, Town Planner and textile designer born in Stockholm.
He taught in Stockholm and at Yale University. In the 1950s, Markelius designed simple wooden furniture and printed fabrics with Astrid Sampe, produced by Nordiska in Stockholm.Read More →
Bertel Gardberg (1916 – 2007) Finnish Jeweller and Metalworker
2021-05-10
Bertel Gardberg was a Finnish jeweller and metal worker. Between 1938-1941 he studied at Taideteollin Korkeaukoulu, Helsinki. He began his working life in Copenhagen. Gardberg moved to Helsinki where he maintained a studio between 1949-1966. He was responsible for stainless steel and silver designs produced by the Georg Jensen Solvsmedie; Galeries Lafayette department store, Paris and Kilkenny Design workshops, Dublin. Although he was known for his metal wares, he also worked in wood and stone.Read More →
Gilbert Poillerat (1902 – 1988) French Designer and metalworker
2021-05-10
In 1927, he started working for Baudet, Donon et Roussel, a carpentry and metal construction workshop. He was in charge of the new wrought iron section. Grillework, tables, chairs, consoles, screens, lighting, and firedogs were all designed and manufactured by him. Poillerat’s metalwork was rendered in characteristic winding calligraphic forms in various media ranging from jewellery to clothing.Read More →
Elio Martinelli (1922 – 2004) Italian Lighting Designer
2021-05-10
He and others founded a lighting company in 1942. In 1956, he founded the lighting firm Martinelli Luce in Lucca, designing plastics and metal and producing a perspex hanging lamp published in La Rivista dell’ Arredamento.Read More →
Lava Lamps retro cool
2021-05-10
No matter how much culture changes, it appears that there is always a demand for the retro, which is why the playful visuals of a lava lamp never seem to go out of style. They provide more ambience than room light because of their vibrant colours and relaxing style.Read More →
William Caxton (1422 – 1491) Father of English Printing
2021-05-10
William Caxton learned about the mystery of printing in the Low Countries, and it was in Bruges that he translated a French work, ” The Tales of Troy, ” through his printing press.Read More →
Slade School of Fine Art
2021-05-10
A training school for artists established in 1871 as part of the University College of London. It is named after the art collector Felix Slade (1788–1868), who in his will endowed chairs of fine art at the universities of London, Oxford and Cambridge. Read More →
Enid Crystal Dorothy Marx (1902 – 1903) British textile and graphic designer
2021-05-10
She studied painting and wood engraving at the Royal College of Art in London, as well as at the Central School of Arts and Crafts.Read More →
John Mascheroni (1932- ) American furniture and industrial designer
2021-05-10
John Mascheroni is an American furniture and industrial designer. He studied at the Pratt Insitute in Brooklyn New York. He opened his own design office and furniture factory in New York. Mascheroni designed furniture for manufactures in High Point, North Carolina. From 1990, his furniture designs were produced by Swaim and, from 1991, others by Jeffco.Read More →
Adalberto Dal Lago (1937 – ) – Italian Architect and designer
2021-05-10
Adalberto Dal Lago is an Italian architect and designer: born and active Milan. He was an assistant, Facolta di Architettura, Politecnico di Milano from 1964-70 and subsequently chair of interior design and then of the elements of composition. He published books on design and Modern architecture. The European Council commissioned him and architect Marco Zanus to publish a postwar European design book. Read More →
Kurt Versen (1901 – 1997) Swedish lighting designer
2021-05-09
Kurt Versen (1901 – 1997) was a Swedish consultant, lighting designer, and manufacturer professionally active in the USA. He studied in Germany. Rare 1930s Kurt Versen Machine Age Table Lamp in Polished Aluminium He settled in 1930 in the USA, where he produced lighting for stores, offices, and public buildings,Read More →
John Eberson (1875 – 1954) American Designer famous for the atmospheric theatre
2021-05-09
John Eberson was an american designer who was known for his cinema dĂ©cors. One of his earliest, the 1923 Majestic Theatre in Houston, Texas, was a loosely recreated garden of a late-Renaissance palazzo in Italy. Through his workshop Michelangelo Studios, he was was successful at producing elaborate plasterwork for his theatre dĂ©cors in Spanish, Moorish, Dutch, Chinese and other styles.Read More →
Beautiful Butterfly and Moth Illustrations from Dru Drury 1837 Book on Etymology
2021-05-09
Dru Drury (4 February 1724 – 15 December 1803) was a British collector of natural history specimens and an entomologist. He had samples collected from across the world through a network of ship’s officers and collectors, including Henry Smeathman. Read More →