Goods & services provided by the upholsterer
Upholsterers could be involved in almost all aspects of the design of interiors, and featured in this page is an il…
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Architectural wallpapers
Architectural papers in a variety of styles were available from the mid-18th century, and continued to be popular u…
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Robert Adam: Neo-classical architect and designer
Robert Adam (1728–92) was one of the most important British architects working in the Neo-Classical style. He was a…
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Design for a vaulted ceiling, by Vincenzo Brenna, about 1775
This highly finished and elegantly drawn design was executed by the Italian architect, interior decorator and decor…
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Norfolk House Music Room
The Norfolk House Music Room contains the panelling from the Music Room and the doorways from the Great Room of Nor…
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Audio: The Henrietta Street room
The interior designer David Mlinaric discusses the Henrietta Street Room
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Secular spaces and the Baroque
Theatre was important during the Baroque period not only for its magnificence and entertainment, but also for its p…
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Biography of Oliver Messel
The career of Oliver Messel (1904-1978), the successful mid 20th-century stage and film designer describing his style, approaches and working methods.
Design and design history study guide
Recommended resources for finding information on design and design history, and how to find design drawings in the V&A collections.
V&A annual design lecture 2009: Mark Newson
Mark Newson in conversation with Professor Sir Christopher Frayling at the V&A annual Design Lecture
1960s textile designers
Textile designers from the 1960s with a brief history, background and information on each.
MA in History of Design
The V&A/RCA MA in the History of Design is a degree programme by the Research department of the Victoria and Albert Museum and the School of Humanities at the Royal College of Art. The MA degree has three specialisms: Renaissance Decorative Arts and Culture 1400-1650, Design and Material Culture 1650 to the Present and Asian Design History.
Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950
From 19 May 2012 the V&A celebrates the opening of the newly renovated Fashion Galleries with an exhibition of beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening dresses and catwalk showstoppers.
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Wallpaper in Interior Decoration
Charts the rich and varied history of wallpaper, from its modest beginnings in the 16th-century, through the lavish designs of the 18th-century to the computer generated patterns of the late 20th-century.
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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