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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, Breuer, Dessau, Furniture, Interior Design, Marcel Breuer, Modernism
Tagged Bauhaus, Bristol, Chair, Crofton Gane, Design, Design Study Centre, Desk, 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, Breuer, 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, Breuer, 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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A Famulus chair for the Ken Stradling Collection – and one at Charleston
We have recently purchased this armchair at auction. Known as the Famulus, it dates from the mid 1930s and was designed by J P Hully and made by P E Gane and Co. of Bristol. John Parkinson Hully (1882 – … Continue reading
Posted in Breuer, Furniture, Interior Design, Modernism
Tagged Chair, Design, Furniture, Gane House, J P Hully, Marcel Breuer
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Ken Stradling Collection at Margaret Howell
Margaret Howell’s gallery in Wigmore St, London is currently showing a selection of more than 50 pieces from the Ken Stradling Collection chosen and curated by Margaret herself. The show included pieces from across the collection but central is a … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Breuer, Ceramics, Crafts, Furniture, Glass, Modernism
Tagged Bristol, Furniture, Gane House, Gane Pavillion, London, Marcel Breuer, Margaret Howell, Max Gane, Stradling Collection, Twentieth century
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Marcel Breuer glass-topped tables from Bristol
The glass-topped table on the left came from the Gane House interior designed by Marcel Breuer in 1935 in Bristol. The smaller one may also be from the house. They were made locally by Gane and Co. The house belonged … Continue reading
Posted in Breuer, Furniture, Modernism
Tagged Bristol, Crofton Gane, Gane and Co., Gane House, glass, Marcel Breuer, Table, William Cowlin
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