Bauhaus in Bristol
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- 20th Century Design (14)
- Architecture (12)
- Automata and Toys (5)
- Bauhaus (9)
- Ceramics (13)
- Crafts (22)
- Furniture (16)
- Glass (10)
- Interior Design (15)
- Marcel Breuer (10)
- Modernism (21)
- Painting and Sculpture (3)
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As it is getting more spring- like and birds will be flying back home soon, here is a little reminder of what we could be doing soon - birdwatching! This is an automaton by Peter Markey ‘Birdwatchers’...Something playful to brighten up grey morning: Peter Markey’s Can-Can and Vase Argenta designed by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg.
Tag Archives: Exhibition
Don’t miss ‘Making Joy: Fire and Ice’ – one more month to visit
Celebrating Bristol’s long history of making beautiful glass we are shining a spotlight on this exciting world of ‘fire and ice’. The Ken Stradling Collection at 48 Park Row, Bristol are using their windows as the exhibition space. In this … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century Design, Crafts, Glass
Tagged Bristol Blue Glass, Cat Mack Glass, Exhibition, glass artist, glass blowing, studio glass, Whitefriars Glass
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Form and Function: Geoffrey Whiting’s Teapots
Geoffrey Whiting’s teapots are the forms for which he remains best known, having achieved a design that is at once highly functional, but also good to look at as a piece of working sculpture. It is one that combines all … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century Design, Ceramics, Crafts, Modernism
Tagged David Whiting, Exhibition, form, form and function, Geoffrey Whiting, Mid-century Modern, modernist, porcelain, Pottery, Studio Pottery, teapot
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Geoffrey Whiting: a potter and a painter
Geoffrey Whiting had an important parallel activity as a watercolour painter, but this is a lesser known area of his art. His great knowledge of the natural world underpinned all his creativity. It was there in the coloration of his pots, … Continue reading
A Pioneering Ceramic Studio
Behind every successful man, there stands a woman. A Pioneering Ceramic Studio There is a very old and famous saying, ‘behind every successful man, there stands a woman’, and Geoffrey Whiting had Anne Whiting. After the second war she co-founded … Continue reading
Making Useful Simple – Geoffrey Whiting at the KSC
1st October – 14th December Our latest show at the Ken Stradling Collection highlights the art of making beautiful items for the home through an examination of the work of potter Geoffrey Whiting (1919-1988). The exhibition is totally Covid-19 friendly. … Continue reading
Loved Design: an Online Exhibition
Reading the obituaries of Sir Terence Conran, who sadly passed away last week, it’s been amazing to realise just how much of what has made life enjoyable came from him and his vision of good design. From the duvet we … Continue reading
Breuer in Bristol Symposium review
2019 is the centenary of the founding of Bauhaus in Weimar and there are lots of exhibitions and events worldwide not to mention documentaries and new books. At the restored second Bauhaus in Dessau you can stay in the student … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bauhaus, Furniture, Interior Design, Marcel Breuer, Modernism
Tagged Bauhaus, Bristol, Chair, Crofton Gane, Design, Design Study Centre, Exhibition, Furniture, Gane and Co., Gane House, Gane Pavillion, J P Hully, Ken Stradling, London, Marcel Breuer, Max Gane, Mid-Century, P E Gane Ltd, Stradling Collection, The Ken Stradling Collection, Twentieth century
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Breuer in Bristol Symposium
The Breuer in Bristol Symposium at Arnolfini went very well indeed. Speakers included Christopher Wilk, Keeper of Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the V&A, design historians Alan Powers, Leyla Daybelge and Magnus Englund, Oliver Kent, Programme Leader BA Applied Arts, … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bauhaus, Furniture, Interior Design, Marcel Breuer, Modernism
Tagged Applied Arts, Bauhaus, Bristol, Bristol Guild, Bristol School of Art, Chair, Crofton Gane, Design, Exhibition, Furniture, Gane and Co., Gane House, Gane Pavillion, J P Hully, Ken Stradling, Marcel Breuer, Max Gane, Mid-Century, P E Gane Ltd, Stradling Collection, The Bristol Guild, The Ken Stradling Collection, Twentieth century
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Finding Marcel Breuer in Bristol
Stradling Collection volunteer Rosemary Silvester has been particularly excited by our current Bauhaus in Bristol exhibition. Her research in the 1980s into the activities of Bristol furniture manufacturers P E Gane Ltd has given her a real enthusiasm for the … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bauhaus, Furniture, Interior Design, Marcel Breuer, Modernism
Tagged Bauhaus, Bristol, Crofton Gane, Design, Exhibition, Furniture, Gane and Co., Gane House, Gane Pavillion, J P Hully, Ken Stradling, Marcel Breuer, Mid-Century, P E Gane Ltd, Stradling Collection, The Bristol Guild, The Ken Stradling Collection, Twentieth century
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Crofton Gane reviews the Gane Pavilion, 1936
We thought it would be good to hand the next Blog post over to Crofton Gane himself. The following is his review of the success of the PE Gane Pavilion designed for him by Marcel Breuer for the 1936 Royal … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Bauhaus, Furniture, Interior Design, Marcel Breuer, Modernism
Tagged Bauhaus, Bristol, Chair, Crofton Gane, Design, Exhibition, Furniture, Gane and Co., Gane Pavillion, Marcel Breuer, Mid-Century, P E Gane Ltd, Stradling Collection, The Ken Stradling Collection, Twentieth century, wood
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