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Tag: Festival of Britain
Festival Of Britain-inspired Heritage Alphabet mugs at Heal’s
We do a love bit of interesting typography. Especially when it produces something like the Festival Of Britain-inspired Heritage Alphabet mugs at Heal’s. Read more
Antelope chair by Ernest Race: re-issue in yellow for the V&A
Abram Games bookend by Susan Bradley
We've featured Susan Bradley's London icon bookends before (and even her letter rack). Here's a slightly more unusual subject matter for her designs: an Abram Games bookend.
Chase and Wonder Royal Festival Hall print
The print by Chase and Wonder celebrates some of the special quirks of the Royal Festival Hall.
If the name Chase and Wonder sounds familiar, they're the duo behind the Lady's and Gentleman's A To Zs we featured a little while back which used detailed, retro styled illustrations to decorate each letter of the alphabet. This print uses the same principle but bases its illustration on the name of the building. For example, you get Abram Games's Festival of Britain logo for A, the Festival being the reason the Hall was built in 1951, while the O is illustrated by the Royal Festival Hall's 7866 pipe organ.
A2-sized, and limited to 100 copies, the print costs £100.
Buy it from the Southbank Centre
eBay watch: Original Festival of Britain Design in the Festival book
Do a search for Festival of Britain on eBay, you'll be amazed at what you find. Everything from stamps and coins through to glasses and teapots, most of it for not a lot of cash. Why an I telling you this? Well, this year is the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain, a celebration of post-war Britain and all it offered. Lots of reproduction material is likely to hit the market, but something like this original Design In The Festival book is far more interesting – and not too expensive.
It's an original publication produced by the Council of Industrial Design and according to the seller, one of the 'scarcer publications' of the event. Certain to appeal to midcentury fans, it is a fully illustrated review of British goods including sections on furniture, textiles, ceramics, electrical appliances, motor cars and cameras. Also numerous pages of contemporary advertisements, many in full colour.
132 pages including covers and in 'generally very good clean condition', the book is up now at £14.95.
Find out more at the eBay website
