Any good 40's-60's British designer's products book with pictures?

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ameri (JP)

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05/12/2008 4:59 am

I have started to learn about 40's - 60's British designs products and would appreciate it if anyone could advise me any good information book with pictures to start with?

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Robert Leach

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05/12/2008 12:27 pm

Taschen
Decorative Arts 50s 60s and 70s are a must
As is Austerity to affluence British art & Design 1945-1962
http://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/design/all/05043/facts.decorat...

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05/12/2008 12:32 pm

Austerity to Affluence
There's not a great deal but I can definitely reccomend Austerity to Affluence - British Art & Design 1945 - 1962 by Rayner and Chamberlain which has good sections on furniture, ceramics etc and is easily available. Andrew (Weaving's) book Retro Home has some nice interiors with British design. Also there's monographs on Robin & Lucienne Day, Robert Stewart, Ernest Race etc + lots on on glass and pottery. I'm actually finishing off (this week!) my own book 'The 1940s Home' but it won't be out until this time next year

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Robert Leach

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05/12/2008 4:21 pm

Excellent!
I'll look forward to that !

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Riki

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05/12/2008 5:02 pm

Congratulations
Paulanna! Will your book be available in the US, do you know?

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ameri (JP)

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06/12/2008 10:51 am

thank yo very much!!
Thank you so much for your infomation!!
Will look into that right away!!!

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06/12/2008 1:38 pm

Yes it will be in the US...
Yes it will be in the US (its actually my third book but first purely 'design' one)
Another series of books worth looking for are 'Designers in Britain' which were published (7 of them) at erratic intevals between 1947 and 1971.

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