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DECORATIVE ART 1937 • YEAR BOOK OF “THE STUDIO” STUDIO
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DECORATIVE ART 1937
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The Vent-Axia air-extraction fan (see Index page viii)
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1937 DECORATIVE ART THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL ISSUE OF THE STUDIO YEAR BOOK : EDITED BY C. G. HOLM THE STUDIO LIMITED, 44 LEICESTER SQUARE, LONDON, W. THE STUDIO PUBLICATIONS INC., 381 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK
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ANDRE ARBUS, Paris : Bedroom for a young girl. (For details see Index—page vi.) --- Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. Printed and Engraved in Great Britain by Herbert Reiach Ltd., 43 Belvedere Road, London, S.E.1
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CONTENTS YOUR TASTE—AND MINE: an Introduction by the Editor 11 Changes during the last decade; the ideal of simplification and contemporary criticism; the architect and designer as interpreters of social life; individual freedom of taste, its latitude and limits; the social obligation of architectural planning; the private house and its contrasting forms; the nature of the individual problem; the illustrations and the changes they show. RUNNING COMMENTARY to the individual sections from the woman's point of view, by Adelaide Heriot THE EXTERIOR 15 THE ENTRANCE HALL 39 THE LIVING-ROOM 43 THE DINING-ROOM 64 THE BEDROOM 81 THE KITCHEN 97 THE BATHROOM 103 TABLE ARRANGEMENT 106 POTTERY AND GLASS 111 METALWARE 120 LIGHTING 123 FURNITURE 127 FABRICS AND CARPETS 139
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INDEX TO THE ILLUSTRATIONS COLOUR SUPPLEMENTS Living-room : Bird Iles Ltd. 45 Living-room in a London apartment ; Gordon Russell Ltd. 55 Dining-room in sang-de-bœuf lacquer ; Hayes Marshall for Fortnum & Mason Ltd. 65 Lounge and dining-room in a reconstructed London apartment ; F. Q. Farmer & Frankland Dark, F/L.R.I.B.A. 77 Bedroom in a small house ; Duncan Miller Ltd. 89 Dining-room group ; Hayes Marshall for Fortnum & Mason Ltd. 107 Dinner-table arranged by Harrods Ltd., London 115 Dining-alcove in a living-room ; E. Maxwell Fry, A.R.I.B.A. 131 ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS Aalto, Alvar ; Finland 74, 96, 134, 137 Adams, John ; Poole, England 111 Adams, Maurice, Ltd. ; London 47, 53, 70, 83, 87, 125 Adelborg, Louise ; Sweden 114 Aldred, Louise ; London 141 Arbus, André ; Paris. Bedroom for a young girl. Colour scheme yellow and blue. Furniture covered in vellum, with metal shoes to legs ; painted glass table tops. Percale hangings designed by Paule Marrot. White fur rug iv Arcularius, Charles ; New York 121 Arkay, B. ; Budapest 35 Artis, R. ; London 143 Ashley ; London 141 Bang, Jacob E. ; Denmark 117 Barbe, Pierre ; Paris 28, 32, 63 Bas van Pelt. See "My Home" Bath Cabinet Makers Co. Ltd. ; Bath, England 44, 72, 91, 94 Belk, Walter P. ; Sheffield, England 120 Bergh, Elis ; Sweden 117, 118, 119 Beutum, John ; Budapest 51 Bourgeois, Djo ; Paris 141 Bowman Bros. Ltd. ; London 54, 74 Braddell, Mrs. Darcy ; London 99 Breuer, Marcel ; London 47, 59, 137 Breuhaus, Professor F. A. ; Berlin 21 Butler, John H. ; London 75, 126, 128, 129, 135 Chitty, Anthony M., A.R.I.B.A. 30 Church, M. L. ; London 47, 70 Cliff, Clarice ; Sydney, Australia 109 Cooke, M. B. ; London 47, 70 Crofts, Eva 140 Dark, Frankland, L.R.I.B.A. ; London 77 Dawn, Michael ; Bedford, England 39, 44, 62, 86, 94, 127 De Coène Frères ; Courtrai, Belgium 61 De Mey, Charles ; Brussels 41, 75 De Soissons, Louis, F.R.I.B.A., S.A.D.G., M.T.P.I. ; London 24 Dean, E. ; Stockholm 140 Dobson, Frank ; London 59, 95 Doran, J. ; London 139 Dorn, Marion ; London 43, 51, 54, 77, 140, 141 Dreyfuss, Henry ; New York 105 Drouin, René ; Paris 70, 71, 73 Drury, F., & Son ; Manchester, England 72, 94 Dunn's of Bromley ; Kent 41, 52, 72, 91 Dunne-Cooke, Capt. H. J. ; London 117, 119 Dutel, Pierre ; New York 96 Dyke, Harold G. ; London 97 Dzélépy, P. N. ; Athens 26 Eriksson, Estrid ; Stockholm 49, 88 Evelyn, John ; London 49 Farkas, E. & G. ; Budapest 38 Farmer, F. Quentery, F.R.I.B.A., and Frankland Dark, L.R.I.B.A. ; London 77 Feibusch, Hans ; London 77, 131 Figini, Luigi ; Milan 36 Finn, Jean, A.R.C.A. ; London 142, 143, 144 Fischer, Josef ; Budapest 29 Fortnum & Mason Ltd. ; London 15, 65, 107 Frank, Prof. ; Stockholm 49, 88, 133 Freud, Ernst L. ; London 51 Fry, E. Maxwell, B.Arch., A.R.I.B.A. ; London 41, 42, 47, 71, 83, 131 Gádor, Stephen ; Budapest 113 Gallet, Hélène ; Paris 143 Gate, Simon ; Sweden 118 Gilling, F. Glynn ; Sydney, Australia 52 Ginsberg, Jean ; Paris 28, 32 Girard, Alexander H. ; New York 38, 85 Gnam, Hugo, Jr. ; New York 84
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Goldfinger, Erno ; London 96 Grant, Cary ; London 93 Grant, Charles ; London 140 Green, L. ; London 143 Greenwood, A. ; London 129 Grey, Molly ; Sydney, Australia 52, 94, 109 Grierson, Ronald ; London 144 Gropius, Walter ; London 122 Groupe des Cinq ; Paris 28 Gutnayer, Henry & Joseph, arch.E.S.A. ; Paris 38, 75 Haines, A. ; London 140 Hald, Edward ; Sweden 118 Hall, Stanley, & Easton and Robertson ; London 17 Hayes Marshall, H. G. ; London 65, 107 Heal, Sir Ambrose ; London 137 Heal, Christopher ; London 92 Heath, H. M. ; Stoke-on-Trent, England 114 Heep, François ; Paris 32 Heller, Robert ; New York 81, 85, 96, 138 Henderson, Ian, & Co. ; London 40, 47, 52, 59, 69, 73, 80, 86, 87, 88, 93 Hess, Theodore ; U.S.A. 122 Hill, John ; London 141 Hill, Tom ; London 117 Hogan, James ; London 117 Howe, Jack, A.R.I.B.A. ; London 41, 47, 71, 125, 137 Hully, J. P. ; London 59 Hunter, Alec ; London 143 Hunter, Eileen ; London 139 Hyde, H. J. ; London 72 Iles, Bird, Ltd. ; London 45, 50, 53, 72, 81, 84, 93, 104 Ingram, Max ; London 65 Izod, John ; London 23, 38, 71 Jacob, Julie, Ltd. ; London 53, 60, 136 Jaye, Margaret ; Sydney, Australia 75 Jellicoe & Partners ; London 15 Joel, Betty, Ltd. ; London 15, 60, 87, 88, 92 Johnson, T. H., & Son, FF.R.I.B.A. ; Doncaster, England 31 Jourdain, F. ; Paris 28 Judge, C. H. ; London 140 Kage, W. ; Sweden 109 Kenrick, C. ; London 89 Köhler, Margareta ; Stockholm 82 Körner, Joseph ; Budapest 48, 134 Kovács, Margit ; Budapest 113 Kovács, Z. ; Budapest 83 Kozma, Ludwig ; Budapest 27 Leach, Bernard ; St. Ives, England 112 Lehmann, Monica ; London 39, 44, 62, 86, 94 Lescaze, William ; New York 16, 18, 19, 23, 67 Lipson, S. ; Sydney, N.S.W. 98 Loeffler, Walter ; Berlin 67 Loewy, Raymond ; New York 57, 138 Louis, André ; Paris 28 Lundstrand, Viktor ; Sweden 117, 118 McGrath, Raymond ; London 60 McGrigor, I. ; London 125 Maitland, Waldo ; London 49 Majeska, Mme. (of Modernage Furniture Co.) ; New York 42, 58, 72, 85, 104 Malmsten, Carl ; Stockholm 135, 136 Markús, Lily ; Budapest 112 Marrot, Paule ; Paris iv Maynard, Alister ; London 126, 128, 133 Miller, J. Duncan ; London 89 Milne, Oswald P., F.R.I.B.A. ; London 28, 53, 80, 91, 133 Mollo & Egan, Ltd. ; London 62, 65 Murray, Keith ; London 113 “My Home” (Bas van Pelt) ; The Hague 99 Nadir, Rosita ; London 39, 44, 62, 86, 94 Nándor, Kató ; Budapest 136 Noke, J. ; Burslem, England 114 Nyland, Gunnar ; Sweden 110 Olsen, Thorkild ; Copenhagen 110 O’Rorke, E. Brian, A.R.I.B.A. ; London 68 Penaat, W. ; Amsterdam 54, 76, 130 Pepler, Marian ; London 73, 144 Phoenix Book Co., Ltd. ; London 130 Pilichowski, A. V., A.R.I.B.A. ; London 23, 38, 71 Ponti, Gio ; Milan 37 Powell, Barnaby ; London 117 Read, A. B. ; London 124, 125 Reed, Cynthia ; Melbourne, Australia 68 Richter, Ian ; London 44, 72 Rietveld, G. ; Utrecht 93 Rimanóczy, Julius de ; Budapest 34 Risnich, I. ; Leningrad 111 Rodgers, Gwladys M. ; London 113 Rohde, Gilbert ; New York 62, 83 Rosenauer, Michael ; London 40 Roux-Spitz, Michel ; Paris 79 Rowley, Laurence A. J. ; London 69, 71, 133, 134 Rowntree, Douglas W., A.R.I.B.A. ; London 22 Royère, Jean ; Paris 38, 40, 48, 63, 71, 74, 82, 92, 95 Russell, Gordon, Ltd. ; Broadway, Worcs., and London 49, 52, 55, 59, 62, 68, 70 73, 86, 91, 92 Sakier, George ; New York 119 Sampe, Astrid ; Stockholm 68, 109, 144 Sanders, Morris B. ; New York 18, 42, 50, 85, 98, 104, 106, 123, 136 Saporta, I. E. ; Athens 33 Scarlett, Frank, B.A., A.R.I.B.A. ; London 17 Schofield, Frederick & Harland, Ltd. ; Bradford, England 92 Schwadron, Wienwurm & Vécsei ; Czechoslovakia 103 Silver, R. ; London 143 Simeon, Margaret ; London 141
