Remembering Ray Leigh

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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, Remembering Ray…..

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, Remembering Ray…..

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, Remembering Ray…..

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Be Inspired

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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 What’s on guide and booking

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 What’s on guide and booking

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 What’s on guide and booking

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Opening hours

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The museum will re-open for the 2022 season on Tuesday 1 February – we look forward to welcoming you!

The museum will re-open for the 2022 season on Tuesday 1 February – we look forward to welcoming you!

The museum will re-open for the 2022 season on Tuesday 1 February – we look forward to welcoming you!

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TALK: Abram Games 60 Years of Design

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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…..

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…..

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…..

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Craft and Design Awards

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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…..

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…..

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…..

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Alan Peters Furniture Award 2020

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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 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

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Talk: “Product or Service” by Jeremy Broun and Andrew Lawton on Friday 21st June

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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…..

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…..

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…..

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Talk on Friday 5 April 2019: ‘Living in all the tenses’ – design and craft in the work of Ernest Gimson by Mary Greensted

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Ernest Gimson – architect, designer of furniture and metalwork, chairmaker, plasterworker, and two-dimensional designer – was one of the leading figures of the Arts and Crafts movement. His work was rooted in English traditions and has been a continuing source of inspiration for designers and makers up to the present day. This talk will look…..

Ernest Gimson – architect, designer of furniture and metalwork, chairmaker, plasterworker, and two-dimensional designer – was one of the leading figures of the Arts and Crafts movement. His work was rooted in English traditions and has been a continuing source of inspiration for designers and makers up to the present day. This talk will look…..

Ernest Gimson – architect, designer of furniture and metalwork, chairmaker, plasterworker, and two-dimensional designer – was one of the leading figures of the Arts and Crafts movement. His work was rooted in English traditions and has been a continuing source of inspiration for designers and makers up to the present day. This talk will look…..

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Spring and Summer opening hours

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We are now open from 11am – 5pm Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays. Plan your visit

We are now open from 11am – 5pm Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays. Plan your visit

We are now open from 11am – 5pm Tuesday to Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays. Plan your visit

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The Victorian House of Arts and Crafts

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The BBC have brought back to life a late 1800s Victorian arts and crafts commune in the Welsh hills in this series currently showing on BBC2.  We follow a group of 21st-century crafters as they experience the highs and lows of living and working together as a creative commune. Over their month-long stay they are…..

The BBC have brought back to life a late 1800s Victorian arts and crafts commune in the Welsh hills in this series currently showing on BBC2.  We follow a group of 21st-century crafters as they experience the highs and lows of living and working together as a creative commune. Over their month-long stay they are…..

The BBC have brought back to life a late 1800s Victorian arts and crafts commune in the Welsh hills in this series currently showing on BBC2.  We follow a group of 21st-century crafters as they experience the highs and lows of living and working together as a creative commune. Over their month-long stay they are…..

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