Handcrafting Ladder Back Chairs

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For over half a century master craftsman Lawrence Neal has been handcrafting ladder back chairs.  From the ash woodlands and rush filled rivers of rural Warwickshire to the Art Workers’ Guild meeting hall this video shows the historic lineage of ladder back chair and explore Neal’s making process.  He left school at the age of…..

For over half a century master craftsman Lawrence Neal has been handcrafting ladder back chairs.  From the ash woodlands and rush filled rivers of rural Warwickshire to the Art Workers’ Guild meeting hall this video shows the historic lineage of ladder back chair and explore Neal’s making process.  He left school at the age of…..

For over half a century master craftsman Lawrence Neal has been handcrafting ladder back chairs.  From the ash woodlands and rush filled rivers of rural Warwickshire to the Art Workers’ Guild meeting hall this video shows the historic lineage of ladder back chair and explore Neal’s making process.  He left school at the age of…..

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Coventry Chairs from Tower of London

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When working on a renovation project and installing bespoke furniture for the historic Chapel of St. John in the Tower of London Luke Hughes’ company refurbished the Coventry Chairs which had previously occupied this space and these now sit in the public exhibition spaces of the Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation in Lower Manhattan,…..

When working on a renovation project and installing bespoke furniture for the historic Chapel of St. John in the Tower of London Luke Hughes’ company refurbished the Coventry Chairs which had previously occupied this space and these now sit in the public exhibition spaces of the Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation in Lower Manhattan,…..

When working on a renovation project and installing bespoke furniture for the historic Chapel of St. John in the Tower of London Luke Hughes’ company refurbished the Coventry Chairs which had previously occupied this space and these now sit in the public exhibition spaces of the Milton Resnick and Pat Passlof Foundation in Lower Manhattan,…..

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BBC Antiques Road Trip comes to the Gordon Russell Design Museum

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Auctioneer and television personality Christina Trevanion’s visit to the Museum as part of her BBC Antiques Road Trip will be broadcast on Friday 7th September (here).    She learns about Gordon Russell’s designs from Jeremy Myerson, academic, author and activist for design that improves the quality of life.   His book, Gordon Russell: Designer of Furniture 1892-1992…..

Auctioneer and television personality Christina Trevanion’s visit to the Museum as part of her BBC Antiques Road Trip will be broadcast on Friday 7th September (here).    She learns about Gordon Russell’s designs from Jeremy Myerson, academic, author and activist for design that improves the quality of life.   His book, Gordon Russell: Designer of Furniture 1892-1992…..

Auctioneer and television personality Christina Trevanion’s visit to the Museum as part of her BBC Antiques Road Trip will be broadcast on Friday 7th September (here).    She learns about Gordon Russell’s designs from Jeremy Myerson, academic, author and activist for design that improves the quality of life.   His book, Gordon Russell: Designer of Furniture 1892-1992…..

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Gordon Russell Prize for Innovation and Design 2018

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The 2018 Gordon Russell Prize for Innovation and Design was unanimously awarded to Roland Smith of the Peter Sefton Furniture School during the school’s open day on 14th July.  Former GR Chairman Richard Paice, who made the award described the quality of work as amazing and he was pleased to see so many supporters of…..

The 2018 Gordon Russell Prize for Innovation and Design was unanimously awarded to Roland Smith of the Peter Sefton Furniture School during the school’s open day on 14th July.  Former GR Chairman Richard Paice, who made the award described the quality of work as amazing and he was pleased to see so many supporters of…..

The 2018 Gordon Russell Prize for Innovation and Design was unanimously awarded to Roland Smith of the Peter Sefton Furniture School during the school’s open day on 14th July.  Former GR Chairman Richard Paice, who made the award described the quality of work as amazing and he was pleased to see so many supporters of…..

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Friends of GRDM Visit to Wightwick Manor on Tuesday 18th September 2018

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Built for the successful 19th century industrialist Theodore Mander this is a rare surviving example of a house influenced by the Aesthetic and Arts & Crafts movements.   Mander was inspired to decorate the interior of the manor with wallpapers and fabrics designed by William Morris, tiles by William De Morgan and glass by Charles Kempe, after…..

Built for the successful 19th century industrialist Theodore Mander this is a rare surviving example of a house influenced by the Aesthetic and Arts & Crafts movements.   Mander was inspired to decorate the interior of the manor with wallpapers and fabrics designed by William Morris, tiles by William De Morgan and glass by Charles Kempe, after…..

Built for the successful 19th century industrialist Theodore Mander this is a rare surviving example of a house influenced by the Aesthetic and Arts & Crafts movements.   Mander was inspired to decorate the interior of the manor with wallpapers and fabrics designed by William Morris, tiles by William De Morgan and glass by Charles Kempe, after…..

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Symposium: The Rush Seated Chair: a celebration of past, present and future

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Hugo Burge, at Marchmont House, has organised a two day symposium, to be held on 14th and 15th September 2018, on the rush seated chair in all its facets, from the material and the ways in which the rush seats were made, to the widespread variety of vernacular types – from the urban to the…..

Hugo Burge, at Marchmont House, has organised a two day symposium, to be held on 14th and 15th September 2018, on the rush seated chair in all its facets, from the material and the ways in which the rush seats were made, to the widespread variety of vernacular types – from the urban to the…..

Hugo Burge, at Marchmont House, has organised a two day symposium, to be held on 14th and 15th September 2018, on the rush seated chair in all its facets, from the material and the ways in which the rush seats were made, to the widespread variety of vernacular types – from the urban to the…..

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Arts and Crafts in the Cotswolds : 8-9 June 2018

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This symposium, organised by Court Barn, will explore the Arts & Crafts movement in the Cotswolds.  Contributions from nationally acclaimed speakers will consider key Cotswolds figures: William Morris, Gimson and the Barnsleys, Michael Cardew, Ashbee and Gordon Russell.   The event will be held at Chipping Campden School.  See Court Barn website for full details and…..

This symposium, organised by Court Barn, will explore the Arts & Crafts movement in the Cotswolds.  Contributions from nationally acclaimed speakers will consider key Cotswolds figures: William Morris, Gimson and the Barnsleys, Michael Cardew, Ashbee and Gordon Russell.   The event will be held at Chipping Campden School.  See Court Barn website for full details and…..

This symposium, organised by Court Barn, will explore the Arts & Crafts movement in the Cotswolds.  Contributions from nationally acclaimed speakers will consider key Cotswolds figures: William Morris, Gimson and the Barnsleys, Michael Cardew, Ashbee and Gordon Russell.   The event will be held at Chipping Campden School.  See Court Barn website for full details and…..

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Robin and Heather Tanner: a country living 19th May to 16th June 2018

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The Winchcombe Archive Collection are holding a two week exhibition, together with a series of talks on Robin and Heather Tanner.  The couple lived in a house they built at Kington Langley.  An etcher and teacher Tanner believed that the study of natural things and the explorations of arts and crafts were essential for the…..

The Winchcombe Archive Collection are holding a two week exhibition, together with a series of talks on Robin and Heather Tanner.  The couple lived in a house they built at Kington Langley.  An etcher and teacher Tanner believed that the study of natural things and the explorations of arts and crafts were essential for the…..

The Winchcombe Archive Collection are holding a two week exhibition, together with a series of talks on Robin and Heather Tanner.  The couple lived in a house they built at Kington Langley.  An etcher and teacher Tanner believed that the study of natural things and the explorations of arts and crafts were essential for the…..

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Talk: Enid Marx: The Pleasures Of Pattern on Friday 22nd June 2018 @ 6pm

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On Friday 22nd June 2018 design historian Alan Powers will be giving a talk on this important leading mid-20th century artist and designer, collection and writer, Enid Marx.  Petite and charming, she was industrious, a perfectionist, outspoken and campaigning.  She studied under Paul Nash and counted Edward Bowden, Barnett Feedman and Eric Ravilious among her…..

On Friday 22nd June 2018 design historian Alan Powers will be giving a talk on this important leading mid-20th century artist and designer, collection and writer, Enid Marx.  Petite and charming, she was industrious, a perfectionist, outspoken and campaigning.  She studied under Paul Nash and counted Edward Bowden, Barnett Feedman and Eric Ravilious among her…..

On Friday 22nd June 2018 design historian Alan Powers will be giving a talk on this important leading mid-20th century artist and designer, collection and writer, Enid Marx.  Petite and charming, she was industrious, a perfectionist, outspoken and campaigning.  She studied under Paul Nash and counted Edward Bowden, Barnett Feedman and Eric Ravilious among her…..

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National Furniture Design Competition winner announced

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After a nationwide search, the Gordon Russell Design Museum has awarded their inaugural Furniture Design Competition prize to Arash Shahbaz, MA Vehicle Design student at the Royal College of Art. Inspired by Gordon Russell’s design philosophy, the competition called for innovative designs for a machine made chair and was open to students aged 16 or…..

After a nationwide search, the Gordon Russell Design Museum has awarded their inaugural Furniture Design Competition prize to Arash Shahbaz, MA Vehicle Design student at the Royal College of Art. Inspired by Gordon Russell’s design philosophy, the competition called for innovative designs for a machine made chair and was open to students aged 16 or…..

After a nationwide search, the Gordon Russell Design Museum has awarded their inaugural Furniture Design Competition prize to Arash Shahbaz, MA Vehicle Design student at the Royal College of Art. Inspired by Gordon Russell’s design philosophy, the competition called for innovative designs for a machine made chair and was open to students aged 16 or…..

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