20th-century designers (French-based) reading list
‘Recommended reading about French-based 20th century designers
20th-century designers (USA-based) reading list
Recommended reading list about 20th century designers based in the USA.
20th-century designers (UK and Ireland) reading list
Recommended reading about 20th century designers based in the UK and Ireland
20th-century designers (Europe - outside France, Italy and UK) reading list
A brief reading list of 20th century European designers working outside of France, Italy and the UK.
'Havant' table runner and the process of design
Francis Johnston’s made a series of design sketches for an embroidered table runner whilst working at Vicars & Poirson. The designs shown here range from the initial rough sketch to the finished colour design.
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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John Pollard Seddon
A catalogue of the V&A's collection of almost 2000 architectural designs by the 19th-century architect.
Buy nowEvent - Intercultural Tour - Black Figures on the Dining Table
Mon 11 June 2012 13:00
FREE TALK: Discover the 'Blackamoor' characters that dined at 18th and 19th century banquets, but only for dessert! Spot the early porcelain and later earthenware figures of European representations of black people and the white entertainers who 'blackened up'.
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