Festival of Britain – Australian Modern: Mid-Century Architecture and Design

Collecting the Past: Mid-Century Design Treasures

For me, the act of collecting is all about connections and connecting with particular moments in time. The Festival of Britain (FOB) in 1951 was a significant event that promoted a sense of optimism based on a proposition that innovative industrial design practices were key to building a better world, or at the very leastContinue reading “Collecting the Past: Mid-Century Design Treasures”

Ernest Race: The British influence on Australian Design.

Ernest Race 1913 – 1964. The furniture designed by Ernest Race was a dominant feature at the Festival of Britain’s Southbank site on the Thames. Race, an innovative designer, formed Ernest Race Ltd with engineer Noel Jordan in 1945. Located in Clapham, the small company set about the challenge of producing furniture designs in aContinue reading “Ernest Race: The British influence on Australian Design.”