Studio: international art (80.1920)

THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ART

surpassing merit and one whose pro-
ductions are worthy of the best traditions
of the craft. The Colourcraft Company
is a trio of young craftsmen—Mr. Bankart,
Mr. Jaques and Mr. Hayes—who realise
what an important part colour plays in
our daily lives and know how to employ
it to good effect. The Birmingham Guild,
too, besides the bronze memorial tablets
which we illustrate as commendable ex-
amples of good lettering, show some
metal trays with attractive colour designs
thereon. Though the exhibition con-
tained few things of a pictorial character
we were glad to see Mr. J. E. Piatt's
framed colour print In Derbyshire, and
to note its effectiveness as a piece of
decoration. Among other interesting
exhibits which we noted, but are unable
on this occasion to illustrate, were some

LAMP DESIGNED AND EXE-
CUTED BY THE COLOUR-
CRAFT COMPANY

SILVER FRUIT DISH DE-
SIGNED AND EXECUTED
BY J. PAUL COOPER

excellent pieces of furniture designed
by Mr. Charles Spooner for the firm
of Higgs and Hill,and by Mr. Palmer Jones
for Messrs. Heal and Son as well as some
made at the Hampshire House Workshops
in Hammersmith; figures in coloured
pottery by Mr. Charles Vyse; a pair
of sanctuary candlesticks and a lectern
by Mr. Bainbridge Reynolds; various
examples of Mr. Henry Wilson's superb
craftsmanship as a metal worker; and
there were a few specimens of illuminated
lettering, embroidery, stained glass and
other crafts. In the Trade section pottery
and textiles were chiefly represented,
the former including the productions
of the well known firms of Pilkington,
Doulton, Minton, Wedgwood, Bernard
Moore and Howson Taylor; the latter
those of Warner and Son, Foxton, Mor-
ton, Story and Co., Roberson, Harrods
and others. 00000
At the close of this inaugural ex-
hibition, which is being prolonged to the
end of September, preparations will at
once be made for a representative display
of work embracing all aspects of the art
of printing and the arts closely associated
therewith—typographical composition, the

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