De La Warr & UK Modernism

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Robert Leach

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11/04/2008 6:54 pm

As Paulanna had mentioned it, I thought it might be nice to show out international friends one of the UK's modernist treasures.
Commissioned by the 9th Earl De La Warr in 1935 and designed by architects Erich Mendelsohn and Serge Chermayeff, the De La Warr Pavilion was the UK's first public building built in the Modernist style.
It is situated on the South Coast of England, and is a couple of miles from my weekend home, so I'm a regular visitor.

http://www.dlwp.com/
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11/04/2008 7:04 pm

Mise en scene
Thanks for the images. Haven't we seen this place in the BBC productions of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries?

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11/04/2008 8:13 pm

Yes.
And:
"The purpose of this steel and concrete Pavilion was to provide accessible culture and leisure for the people of Bexhill and beyond and so regenerate the economy of the town and the surrounding area.
Seventy years later, an £8 million restoration and redevelopment project has enabled the De La Warr Pavilion to fulfil its original ambitions whilst creating new aspirations for the building and its visitors.
Following its re-opening in October 2005, the Pavilion has:
One of the largest contemporary art galleries in South East England
An fine auditorium seating up to 1,000 people
A large, new studio space
Roof and ground floor terraces, including an award-winning bandstand
A first-class café, bar and restaurant with outdoor sun terraces
A shop specialising in books and merchandise on arts and culture
Indoor and outdoor spaces to sit, relax and enjoy panoramic sea views."
http://www.ArchitectureWeek.com/cgi-bin/awimage?dir=2007/0110&article=cu...

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11/04/2008 8:19 pm

Indeed a wonderful building....
Indeed a wonderful building. I took part in the last MCM show there, myself only living 40 minutes west along the coast.

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11/04/2008 9:01 pm

Nice pic here of the discover...
Nice pic here of the discovered Aalto constructivist chairs in the foyer. I've always wanted one of Chermayeff's 'Plan' chairs which he used in the DLWP yet in 20 years of being interested in this stuff (and having owned pieces by Aalto, Isokon, Gerald Summers, Denham MacLaren etc along the way) I've yet to even see one.

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11/04/2008 9:27 pm

love the building thanks ...
love the building thanks for the pic

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11/04/2008 9:43 pm

On the subject of great...
On the subject of great 'British' modernism I thought our American friends might like William Lescaze's High Cross at Dartington from 1932

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Robert Leach

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11/04/2008 9:59 pm

OR
Any of these ?
Put together by a rather..obsessive friend 🙂
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10208807@N04/sets/72157601567079473/

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11/04/2008 10:01 pm

It
It would appear he is not alone!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/modernist-houses/pool/

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12/04/2008 2:20 am

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Barber Osgerbys' chair for the pavillion.
There was an episode of The Goodies too thats sticks out for having a great building in it ????
PS, is it comfortable? I imagine its very light, how is the powdercoating holding up ?

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12/04/2008 3:35 am

Picked this up last year its...
Picked this up last year its a great introduction to the modern movement in the UK
Also got the national trust dvd on the homewood and willow road, nice way to spend an hour 🙂
They featured the said aalto chairs on the recent antiques roadshow that was filmed at the pavilion, i cant remember what price they gave them though

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