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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One-off sideboard designed by Dick Russell

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Have you seen this sideboard?  Dick Russell designed it as a one-off piece for the Arts & Crafts Exhibition show held at the Royal Academy in 1938.    Executed by A. H. Allaway the carcass and legs of the sideboard are made from pearwood with the doors constructed from ebony with inlaid with mutton bones. …..

Have you seen this sideboard?  Dick Russell designed it as a one-off piece for the Arts & Crafts Exhibition show held at the Royal Academy in 1938.    Executed by A. H. Allaway the carcass and legs of the sideboard are made from pearwood with the doors constructed from ebony with inlaid with mutton bones. …..

Have you seen this sideboard?  Dick Russell designed it as a one-off piece for the Arts & Crafts Exhibition show held at the Royal Academy in 1938.    Executed by A. H. Allaway the carcass and legs of the sideboard are made from pearwood with the doors constructed from ebony with inlaid with mutton bones. …..

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STEAM TRAINS RETURN TO BROADWAY

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Thanks to the hard work of the volunteer run GWR (Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway) Broadway Station will re-open to the public on 30th March 2018, fifty eight years after the last train left the village.  Starting at Cheltenham Racecourse this service will run through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Cotswolds, with views of …..

Thanks to the hard work of the volunteer run GWR (Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway) Broadway Station will re-open to the public on 30th March 2018, fifty eight years after the last train left the village.  Starting at Cheltenham Racecourse this service will run through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Cotswolds, with views of …..

Thanks to the hard work of the volunteer run GWR (Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway) Broadway Station will re-open to the public on 30th March 2018, fifty eight years after the last train left the village.  Starting at Cheltenham Racecourse this service will run through some of the most spectacular scenery in the Cotswolds, with views of …..

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THE PRIVATE FROLICS OF LORD BERNERS on 23rd February at 6pm

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On 23rd February 2018 at 6pm in the Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, Broadway, Roger Vlitos, Curator of Buscot Park will give a talk on ‘The Private Frolics of Lord Berners’. Ticket price include glass of wine and nibble:  £5 for Friends of GRDM, £10 for others and free to GRDM volunteers. To book places please…..

On 23rd February 2018 at 6pm in the Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, Broadway, Roger Vlitos, Curator of Buscot Park will give a talk on ‘The Private Frolics of Lord Berners’. Ticket price include glass of wine and nibble:  £5 for Friends of GRDM, £10 for others and free to GRDM volunteers. To book places please…..

On 23rd February 2018 at 6pm in the Edinburgh Room, Lygon Arms, Broadway, Roger Vlitos, Curator of Buscot Park will give a talk on ‘The Private Frolics of Lord Berners’. Ticket price include glass of wine and nibble:  £5 for Friends of GRDM, £10 for others and free to GRDM volunteers. To book places please…..

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Win £1,000 : National Furniture Design Competition

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The museum has launched a national competition to design a chair, awarding a £1,000 prize to the winning entry. The prize is part of the museum’s ongoing commitment to inspire the next generation of furniture designers; rewarding innovation and building on Gordon Russell’s legacy as a champion of design education. Open to students aged 16 or…..

The museum has launched a national competition to design a chair, awarding a £1,000 prize to the winning entry. The prize is part of the museum’s ongoing commitment to inspire the next generation of furniture designers; rewarding innovation and building on Gordon Russell’s legacy as a champion of design education. Open to students aged 16 or…..

The museum has launched a national competition to design a chair, awarding a £1,000 prize to the winning entry. The prize is part of the museum’s ongoing commitment to inspire the next generation of furniture designers; rewarding innovation and building on Gordon Russell’s legacy as a champion of design education. Open to students aged 16 or…..

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New acquisition: 1928 Jewel Cabinet

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An early Gordon Russell jewel cabinet has gone on display, having being recently acquired for the museum collection. Designed in 1922, the English walnut cabinet, with ebony and boxwood inlay to the doors, was made a few years later in 1928 by Gordon Russell cabinetmaker Bert Allaway. It required some restoration prior to display which was…..

An early Gordon Russell jewel cabinet has gone on display, having being recently acquired for the museum collection. Designed in 1922, the English walnut cabinet, with ebony and boxwood inlay to the doors, was made a few years later in 1928 by Gordon Russell cabinetmaker Bert Allaway. It required some restoration prior to display which was…..

An early Gordon Russell jewel cabinet has gone on display, having being recently acquired for the museum collection. Designed in 1922, the English walnut cabinet, with ebony and boxwood inlay to the doors, was made a few years later in 1928 by Gordon Russell cabinetmaker Bert Allaway. It required some restoration prior to display which was…..

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Marian Pepler: AA Women and Architecture centenary celebrations

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Marian Pepler, architect and textile designer, will feature in a new exhibition celebrating the centenary of the admission of women to the Architectural Association School. The museum has lent some of her original drawings from the extensive collection of rugs and fabrics that she designed for Gordon Russell Ltd. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described her…..

Marian Pepler, architect and textile designer, will feature in a new exhibition celebrating the centenary of the admission of women to the Architectural Association School. The museum has lent some of her original drawings from the extensive collection of rugs and fabrics that she designed for Gordon Russell Ltd. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described her…..

Marian Pepler, architect and textile designer, will feature in a new exhibition celebrating the centenary of the admission of women to the Architectural Association School. The museum has lent some of her original drawings from the extensive collection of rugs and fabrics that she designed for Gordon Russell Ltd. The architectural historian Nikolaus Pevsner described her…..

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Talk on Lewis Foreman Day (1845-1910) on 13 October 2017 at 6pm

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‘A man proves himself a designer, not because he has somehow arrived at a design, but in as much as out of unpromising material and untoward circumstances he can shape a thing of beauty’  Helen Larner will talk about the life and work of this prolific designer who wanted to push the boundaries. The talk…..

‘A man proves himself a designer, not because he has somehow arrived at a design, but in as much as out of unpromising material and untoward circumstances he can shape a thing of beauty’  Helen Larner will talk about the life and work of this prolific designer who wanted to push the boundaries. The talk…..

‘A man proves himself a designer, not because he has somehow arrived at a design, but in as much as out of unpromising material and untoward circumstances he can shape a thing of beauty’  Helen Larner will talk about the life and work of this prolific designer who wanted to push the boundaries. The talk…..

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GORDON RUSSELL DESIGN MUSEUM PRIZE WINNING DESIGNERS 2017

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Matthew Brown from Royal Leamington Spa College and Noah Morris from the Peter Sefton Furniture School are this year’s winners of  the Gordon Russell Design Museum Award for Innovation and Design.  Their prize winning designs are on display at the museum from 25th July to 14th August.  Matthew Brown and Noah Morris will be at the…..

Matthew Brown from Royal Leamington Spa College and Noah Morris from the Peter Sefton Furniture School are this year’s winners of  the Gordon Russell Design Museum Award for Innovation and Design.  Their prize winning designs are on display at the museum from 25th July to 14th August.  Matthew Brown and Noah Morris will be at the…..

Matthew Brown from Royal Leamington Spa College and Noah Morris from the Peter Sefton Furniture School are this year’s winners of  the Gordon Russell Design Museum Award for Innovation and Design.  Their prize winning designs are on display at the museum from 25th July to 14th August.  Matthew Brown and Noah Morris will be at the…..

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