Retro Collection (page 12)

Corner of a room designed by Hayes Marshall for Fortnum & Mason Ltd. London, 1936. Floor of natural polished birch squares, hand-tufted rug by Marion Dorn

The vibrant qualities of Plexiglas are used to advantage in this bedroom, 1942
The vibrant qualities of Plexiglas are used to advantage in this bedroom, designed and fabricated by Grosfeld House, 1942. Headboard of quilted Plexiglas, chest of drawers made of mirrored glass

View in the living-dining room designed by Gilbert Rohde, 1936
View in the living-dining room designed by Gilbert Rohde for the Herman Miller Furniture Co. Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. 1936. Furniture veneered in mansonia, expandable dining table

Bedroom designed by James F. Eppenstein, Chicago, 1942
Bedroom designed by James F. Eppenstein, Chicago, USA, 1942. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1942]

Dining-room for a house in Highgate Village, London, 1936
Dining-room for a house in Highgate Village, London. Architect: C. H. James, F.R.I.B.A. 1936. Salubra wallpaper, linoleum floor with hand-tufted carpet designed by Marian Pepler

Dressing table in American walnut with swivel dressing chair to match, 1942. Designed by Edward Wormley and made by the Dunbar Furniture Manufacturing Co of Berne, Indiana

The living-room in a London flat, redesigned by Serge Chermayeff, F. R. I. B. A. 1936
The living-room in a London flat, redesigned by Serge Chermayeff, F.R.I.B.A. 1936. Partition of walnut ply, electric fire flush with the wall, painting above it is by Christopher Wood

Bowmans advertisement, 1942. Furniture in wartime: we advise customers to buy now as our stocks get less every day. In happier times we shall be able to satisfy all demands...come to Bowmans for

Mr. J. C. Pritchards sitting-room in the Isokon Lawn Road Flats, 1936
Mr. J. C. Pritchards sitting-room in the Isokon Lawn Road Flats, London, England, designed by Wells Coates, 1936. Walls in panelled Venesta birch, carpet by Heal & Son Ltd

A modern bedroom inspired by the Chinese, 1942. Designed by Lord & Taylor, New York, USA. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1942]

The entrance hall to Dr. H. J. Modreys flat at Highfield Court, 1936
The entrance hall to Dr. H. J. Modreys flat at Highfield Court, Golders Green, London, designed by A.V. Pilichowski, A.R.I.B.A. 1936. Floor of compressed cork tiles, wax polished

Bedroom in the house of Mr. Anatole Litvak in Saint Monica, California, 1942
Bedroom in the house of Mr. Anatole Litvak in Saint Monica, California, USA, 1942. Architects: Douglas Honnold and George Vernon Russell

A studio living-room in one of the Isokon Lawn Road Flats, Hampstead, London, 1936
A studio living-room in one of the Isokon Lawn Road Flats, Hampstead, London, Britain, 1936. Partition in Venesta polished birch plywood, floor covering of cellulin

Breakfast room in a house in Bucharest by Rudolf Frankel, 1942. Marble floor, onyx window-frame. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1942]

Entrance hall designed by Duncan Miller, London, England, 1936. Relief panel above black ebonized mantelpiece designed by C Kenrick for Duncan Miller, with electric fire in copper

The Dining Room - Walnut and sycamore furniture, 1942
The Dining Room - Walnut and sycamore furniture for the more usual type of small dining room - Gordon Russell Ltd. 1942. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme

Living-room in a London house, designed by Raymond McGrath, A. R. I. B. A. 1936
Living-room in a London house, designed by Raymond McGrath, A.R.I.B.A. 1936. Entrance door on left is faced with Venesta Australian walnut ply, walls in same material, held by copper cover strips

Dining room of the architect Oliver Hill, F. R. I. B. A. 1942
Dining room of the architect Oliver Hill, F.R.I.B.A. 1942. Floor, walls and table of polished perrycot stone, incised table decoration by Eric Gill. Leather-covered chairs

Country house in the Taunus mountains, 1933
Country house in the Taunus mountains, Germany, 1933. Designed by Peter Behrens: living-room, looking through to the dining-room, walls and ceiling faced with polished rosewood

A combination living and dining room, 1942
A combination living and dining room designed for the America At Home exhibition at the New York Worlds Fair by Harwell Hamilton Harris in collaboration with Carl Anderson, 1942

Two small rooms converted for use as bedroom and study, 1933. Designed by Angus Grant. Walls faced with Japanese wood veneers in squares and strips, furniture in satin walnut

Simple and practical lines characterise this bedroom, 1942
Simple and practical lines characterise this bedroom designed by Joseph Aronson, in which there is a modern echo of the ancient linen fold pattern, 1942

Staircase railing in monel metal designed for a New York residence, 1933
Staircase railing in monel metal designed for a New York residence, USA, 1933. Designed by Peter Mueller-Munk. Architect: Harry Allen Jacobs

Bar for a Garden Club Restaurant, 1942
Bar for a Garden Club Restaurant, designed by Kenneth Cheesman in co-operation with Thomas F. Marwick & Son, in glass manufactured by Pilkington Bros. Ltd, 1942

Desk designed for Mrs. Adolph Stuber, 1933
Desk designed for Mrs. Adolph Stuber, New York, USA, 1933. Harewood maple desk, designed by Walter Dorwin Teague for Mrs. Adolph Stuber. Tubular metal support and drawer handles

Dining and living room, divided only by heavy curtains in an attractive modern weave, 1942. Decorated and furnished by the Rowley Gallery Ltd, London

Painted fresco for a staircase, 1933. Designed by Nicolas De Molas, in the new Contemporary Decoration Department at Messrs. Fortnum & Masons

A dining and sitting room, 1942
A dining and sitting room designed and executed by The Rowley Gallery Ltd. which achieves a rather more decorative effect than is usual in a small room of this type, 1942

Yaffle Hill, Dorset, 1933
Yaffle Hill, Broadstone, Dorset, 1933. Architect: Edward Maufe, F.R.I.B.A. built in 1929 for Cyril Carter. The house is of brick

The Zebra Room - Bowmans, 1933
The Zebra Room, 1933. Advertisement for Bowmans furniture showroom at High Street, Camden Town, London NW1. From Decorative Art 1933 - Year-Book of The Studio, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Bathroom for a man, 1936
Bathroom for a man, designed and executed by the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, Pa. U.S.A. 1936. Finished in black micarta, with illuminated mirror

A mans bedroom designed by Robert Heller Inc. New York, 1936
A mans bedroom designed by Robert Heller Inc. New York, USA, 1936. Rosewood and pigskin headboard, wool tweed bed-cover. From Decorative Art 1936 - Year-Book of The Studio, by C.G. Holme

A section of the living-room, 1936
A section of the living-room furnished with one of the American Modern ensembles designed by Russel Wright for the Conant Ball Company, New York, 1936

Entrance lobby at Shrubs Wood, Chalfont St. Giles, 1936
Entrance lobby at Shrubs Wood, Chalfont St. Giles, England. Designed by Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff, F.R.I.B.A. 1936

Alexander B. Trowbridge - Interior of the summer cottage built for Mr. L. Corrin Strong, 1933
Interior of summer cottage, Gibson Island, Maryland, 1933. Architect: Alexander B. Trowbridge, built for Mr. L. Corrin Strong. Main room of the house, combined living and dining area

Sitting room, 1933. Designed by Granville Conway. A scheme of decoration in which by stressing the horizontal line throughout, a successful attempt was made to minimise the disproportionate height

Wall decorations in a flat at Portman Court, 1933. By John Armstrong. Panels depicting scenes in ancient Rome - seen here, the harbour at Ostium - with semi-circular topped doors

Villa at Poissy, constructed in reinforced concrete, 1933. Architects: Le Corbusier & Jeanneret of Paris. The Villa Savoye on the outskirt of Paris, France

The gazebo and swimming pool at Biddesden House, Wiltshire, 1933. Architects: G. L. Kennedy & F. B. Nightingale, F.R.I.B.A. From Decorative Art 1933 - Year-Book of The Studio, edited by C. G. Holme

Electric fireplace and overmantel by James Clark & Son Ltd. 1940
W. Curtis Green, R.A. - Electric fireplace and overmantel by James Clark & Son Ltd. 1940. Overmantel is of 3/4 inch bevelled section mirror glass bordered by a Neutral tint mirror

Europe and America - Two American fabrics by courtesy of Stroheim & Roman of New York, 1940
Europe and America - Two American fabrics by courtesy of Stroheim & Romann of New York, USA, 1940. Marine blue glazed chintz with chenille design in white and cream

House at Glendale, California, 1940
House at Glendale, California, USA, 1940. Night-time view of one-storey house designed by Harwell Hamilton Harris for George C Bauer, (Carl Anderson associate)

Desk in bedroom-sitting room, 1942
Desk in bedroom-sitting room, where a combination of wood, textile and mirrors helps to create a spacious atmosphere, by Paul Laszlo, 1942

A Vantona Court bedcover gives a luxurious note to this bedroom, 1942. Vantona Textiles Ltd. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1942]

Dining-room group in birds eye maple, 1942
Dining-room group in birds eye maple and pale greyed finished walnut with clear plastic knobs, designed by Gilbert Rohde and made by the Herman Miller Furniture Co. 1942

A cocktail bar mural in carved and enamelled linoleum in the Berkeley Hotel, Montreal, 1942
A cocktail bar mural in carved and enamelled linoleum in the Berkeley Hotel, Montreal, Canada, 1942. Gay, stylised pattern of trees, flowers and figures

A room arranged by Lord & Taylor of New York, 1942
A room arranged by Lord & Taylor of New York, USA, 1942. Long, low table of dark wood with flower arrangement by Constance Spry. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G

House in Bucharest by Rudolf Frankel - The sitting room, 1942. The sitting room and dining room form a single large living space divided by curtains

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