Design for Life: Science, the Atom & the 1951 Festival of Britain
Collection by Sharron Bates
Lecture 10 - Material Culture Theory
Seeing Glasgow by Tram and Bus - Empire Exhibition edition, 1938 - issued by Glasgow Corporation Transport
Another in the series of publicity booklets issued by GCT - this wonderful cover for the 1938 edition, the year Glasgow hosted the Empire Exhibition as can be seen in the background of the illustration with Thomas Tait's famous Tower overlooking Bellahouston Park. The vehicles look their best in the Department's colourful livery, and the tram is one of the 100 'Coronation' type delivered in 1937 that helped set the standard in many respects for the ultimate development of the British double…
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Inspiration for Textile designs
I've been working on some textile patterns the last couple days. Can't show any sketches cuz the project is secret for now but can show you some of my inspiration. Calyx by the incredible Lucienne Day A big hit at the Festival of Britain 1951. The abstracted flowers were inspired by Paul Klee. Perpetua also by Lucinenne Day So great. By Terence Conran (yep Sir Terence) + David Whitehead 1950
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Festival of Britain 1951