From the picturesque village of Broadway, the Gordon Russell Design Museum celebrates the design pioneer Gordon Russell and the company that bore his name. Integral to 20th-century British craft and manufacturing, Gordon Russell championed accessible, innovative, and high-quality design, evolving from Arts and Crafts through to Modernism, World War II and Mid-Century Modern.
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Gallery
Browse the gallery of Gordon Russell designs, many of which are in the museum
Gallery
Browse the gallery of Gordon Russell designs, many of which are in the museum
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Opening hours
Posted on: 6th March 2023The Museum has re-opened, Tuesday 13th January 2026
Normal opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10am-4pm
Full details of opening hours and prices
The Museum has re-opened, Tuesday 13th January 2026
Normal opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10am-4pm
The Museum has re-opened, Tuesday 13th January 2026
Normal opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday 10am-4pm
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Forged by Design
Posted on: 10th December 2025Opens 20th January 2026
A display celebrating the metalwork of Sir Gordon Russell
Come and see the craftsmanship, creativity and innovation that shaped Gordon Russell’s approach to metalwork. At the heart of the exhibition is our recently acquired Alms Dish, a rare and beautiful example of Russell’s early craftsmanship. This extraordinary piece showcases the hand-worked detail. thoughtful symbolism and refined metalworking techniques that shaped the philosophy of the Russell Workshops.
Opens 20th January 2026
A display celebrating the metalwork of Sir Gordon Russell
Come and see the craftsmanship, creativity and innovation that shaped Gordon Russell’s approach to metalwork. At the heart of the exhibition is our recently acquired Alms Dish, a rare and beautiful example of Russell’s early craftsmanship. This extraordinary piece showcases the hand-worked detail. thoughtful symbolism and refined metalworking techniques that shaped the philosophy of t
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Remembering Ray Leigh
Posted on: 10th April 2025It with with much sadness that we announce the death of Ray Leigh MBE on 13th March 2025. Ray was a pivotal figure in the history of Gordon Russell, the man, the company and the museum that now bears his name. The Gordon Russell Design Museum obituary to Ray can be found here,
It with with much sadness that we announce the death of Ray Leigh MBE on 13th March 2025. Ray was a pivotal figure in the history of Gordon Russell, the man, the company and the museum that now bears his name. The Gordon Russell Design Museum obituary to Ray can be found here,
It with with much sadness that we announce the death of Ray Leigh MBE
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Be Inspired
Posted on: 25th March 2025Join us online or in person to ignite your passion for design, expand your knowledge and connect with a community of like-minded enthusiasts.
Don’t miss out – check our events calendar and reserve your spot today
Join us online or in person to ignite your passion for design, expand your knowledge and connect with a community of like-minded enthusiasts.
Don’t miss out – check our events calendar and reserve your spot today
Join us online or in person to ignite your passion for design, expand your knowledge and connect with a community of like-minded enthusiasts.
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MARIANNE STRAUB – A DESIGNER’S DESIGNER
Posted on: 22nd February 2020Friday 3rd April 1730 for 1800 in the Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, Broadway
Arriving in Bradford in 1932 to study power weaving, Swiss-born
Marianne Straub (1909-1994) was to become one of Britain’s most influential
designer/weavers. This talk is a chance to glimpse the creative output of a
handweaver committed to well-made mass-produced textiles, one who remained
active until her return to Switzerland in 1992.
Her biographer, Mary Schoeser, introduces the range of her work, including the
cloths she designed for Gordon Russell Ltd. Some, such as the Welsh tweeds
first produced in the mid-1930s, remained favourites among the clients of the
firm for over two decades, and Dick Russell is also known to ha
Friday 3rd April 1730 for 1800 in the Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, Broadway
Arriving in Bradford in 1932 to study power weaving, Swiss-born
Marianne Straub (1909-1994) was to become one of Britain’s most influential
designer/weavers. This talk is a chance to glimpse the creative output of a
handweaver committed to well-made mass-produced textiles, one who remained
active until her return to Switzerland in 1992.
Friday 3rd April 1730 for 1800 in the Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, Broadway
Arriving in
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Talk: The Future of Furniture Craft Education
Posted on: 25th September 2019by Joseph Bray
Friday 1st November 2019
at 6pm
Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, High Street, Broadway WR12 7DU
Over the past 20 years Joseph Bray has observed both the demise of graduate level craft programmes in the UK and the significant reduction in children learning craft in schools. At the same time the furniture industry reports a skills gap and an aging population with craft skills in very high demand. Set against this backdrop his Churchill Fellowship took him to northern Europe and the east coast of America to learn first hand from programmes and institutions that deliver excellence in
by Joseph Bray
Friday 1st November 2019
at 6pm
Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, High Street, Broadway WR12 7DU
Over the past 20 years Joseph Bray has observed both the demise of graduate level craft programmes in the UK and the significant reduction in children learning craft in schools. At the same time t
by Joseph Bray
Friday 1st Novemb
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TALK: Abram Games 60 Years of Design
Posted on: 21st August 2019Wednesday 25 September 2019
at 6pm in Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, High Street, Broadway WR12 7DU
Abram Games was one of the 20th century’s most important graphic designers. His career spanned 60 years, and during the Second World War, he was uniquely appointed Official War Poster Artist, designing over 100 posters. Postwar, he created posters for London Transport, Guinness, the Financial Times and the British Overseas Airways Corporation. He designed the first animated ident for BBC television, the covers of Penguin Books and the emblems for the 1951 Festival of Britain and the Queen’s Award to Industry. Games also created postage stamps issued in Britain, Jersey and Israel. The length of Games’ career makes his work a striki
Wednesday 25 September 2019
at 6pm in Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, High Street, Broadway WR12 7DU
Abram Games was one of the 20th century’s most important graphic designers. His career spanned 60 years, and during the Second World War, he was uniquely appointed Official War Poster Artist, designing over 100 posters. Postwar, he created posters for London Transport, Guinness, the Financial Times and the British Overseas Airways Corporation. He des
Wednesday 25 September 2019
at 6pm in Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, High Street, Broadway WR12 7DU
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Craft and Design Awards
Posted on: 7th August 2019Summer time is awards season at the Museum, and we are delighted to have been able to support the work of a number of graduate designers this year through our Student Craft and Design Prizes at Leamington College and the Peter Sefton Furniture School, as well as the inaugural Ray Leigh Design Prize at Rycotewood Furniture Centre
Summer time is awards season at the Museum, and we are delighted to have been able to support the work of a number of graduate designers this year through our Student Craft and Design Prizes at Leamington College and the Peter Sefton Furniture School, as well as the inaugural Ray Leigh Design Prize at Rycotewood Furniture Centre
Summer time is awards season at the Museum, and we are delighted to have been able to support the work of a number of graduate designers this year through our Student Craft an
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Alan Peters Furniture Award 2020
Posted on: 4th May 2019Previously a judge for this award Jeremy Broun is organising the Alan Peters Furniture Award which is open to any UK resident woodworker over the age of 18. For further information on the award click here.
Jeremy Broun has also published a 64 page free online book on Alan Peters the Makers Maker
Previously a judge for this award Jeremy Broun is organising the Alan Peters Furniture Award which is open to any UK resident woodworker over the age of 18. For further information on the award click here.
Jeremy Broun has also published a 64 page free online book on Alan Peters the Makers Maker
Previously a judge for this award Jeremy Broun is organising the Alan Peters Furniture Award which is open to any UK resident woodworker over the age of 18. For further information on the award
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Talk: “Product or Service” by Jeremy Broun and Andrew Lawton on Friday 21st June
Posted on: 7th April 2019Jeremy Broun and Andrew Lawton are award-winning furniture designer makers based in Bath and the Peak District respectively.
Jeremy, a well known innovator, established a workshop in 1973 and his focus is on product, an example being a rocking chair design that sold all over the world. He is the author of The Encyclopaedia of Woodworking Techniques, which was updated in 2018. He has produced a short film on the life and work of Sir Gordon Russell entitled, A gem
Jeremy Broun and Andrew Lawton are award-winning furniture designer makers based in Bath and the Peak District respectively.
Jeremy, a well known innovator, established a workshop in 1973 and his focus is on product, an example being a rocking chair design that sold all over the world. He is the author of The Encyclopaedia of Woodworking Techniques, which was updated in 2018. He has produced a short film on the life and work of Sir Gordon Russell entitled, Jeremy Broun and Andrew Lawton are award-winning furniture designer makers based in Bath and the Peak District respectively. Jeremy, a wel
