Eco Home at the Geffrey Museum

Not only does the Geffrye Museum have a brilliant logo, but they also have an online resource for textiles.  The museum features furniture, textiles, paintings and decorative arts which are displayed in a series of period rooms from 1600 to present day.

 

Check out these patterns found in the 1950-1960s section.

Title / Model:	Parapluie (pattern name)
Date:	1950-1960 (designed)
Period:	Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Name:	Baratti, F. (designer)
Place:	Netherlands (designed)
Material/Technique:	woven cotton fabric, printed

Title / Model:	Atomic (textile design name)
Date:	1950-1957 (manufactured)
Period:	Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Name:	Hertzberger, W (designer) Turnbull and Stockdale Ltd & Great Britain (manufacturer)
Place:	England (manufactured)
Material/Technique:	machine woven crepe cotton

Date:	1950-1960 (manufactured)
Period:	Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Material/Technique:	glazed cotton fabric, printed

Showing at the museum currently is an Eco Home exhibit with works such as this winged armchair by Squint.

The Geffrye Museum located at: Kingsland Road,  London,  E2 8EA;  Tel: 020 7739 9893

http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk