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Compactom Household Cupboard Units, 1936. Showroom in Regent Street, London W1. From Decorative Art 1936 - Year-Book of The Studio, by C.G. Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1936]
Hotel bedroom, 1940What a change from the dark, stuffy and sordid appearance of the old conventional hotel bedroom, 1940. Designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara and Asko-Tehtaat, Finland. Simplicity, light and airy
The bathroom at Gayfere House, London, 1936The bathroom at Gayfere House, London, England, by Lady Mount Temple and Oliver Hill, F.R.I.B.A. 1936. Walls and ceiling in mirror-glass by the London Sand Blast Decorative Glass Co
Dining-room, 1940F. Yorke Smith for Harrods Ltd - The walls of this dining-room are pine papered and distempered, 1940. Furniture, modern walnut showing Regency influence, embroidered chairs, Wedgwood table service
A farmhouse kitchen redesigned by Mrs. Darcy Braddell, London, 1936. Glazed tiles by Carter & Co, original oak stripped and treated, cork tiles on floor, quarry tiles by cooker
De-luxe state room on board the QSTS Queen Mary, 1942. The RMS Queen Mary was the flagship of the Cunard Line from May 1936 until October 1946
Bedroom by Bird Iles Ltd. of London, 1936. From Decorative Art 1936 - Year-Book of The Studio, by C.G. Holme. [The Studio Limited, London, 1936]
A British kitchen equipped with a cabinet gas cooker, 1942A British kitchen equipped with a cabinet gas cooker designed and manufactured by R. and A. Main Ltd. of London, 1942. No
A bedroom in a country house, by Duncan Miller, London, 1936. Waxed pine floor, bedhead and table tops in rough-cast glass, bed coverings and stool in quilted chintz, with aluminium base to stool
Sulgrave Manor, 1940. Tudor house in Banbury, Oxfordshire, built of local material, birthplace of George Washington. From Decorative Art 1940 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme
A bedroom designed by Miss P. E. Humphries, 1936A bedroom designed by Miss P. E. Humphries for Messrs. William Whiteley, Ltd. London, England, 1936. Chinese carpet, lamps of hand-wrought iron
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, 1942The 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, 1936View 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, 1942Bedroom 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, 1936Dining-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. 1936The 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, 1936Mr. 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, 1936The 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, 1942Bedroom 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, 1936A 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, 1942The 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. 1936Living-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. 1942Dining 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, 1933Country 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, 1942A 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, 1942Simple 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, 1933Staircase 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, 1942Bar 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, 1933Desk 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, 1942A 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, 1933Yaffle 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, 1933The 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, 1936Bathroom 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, 1936A 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, 1936A 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, 1936Entrance 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, 1933Interior 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