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Interior decoration
DOI article:Interior decoration: Notes on the illustrations
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INTERIOR DECORATION
teresting developments. In spite of the difficulties which he has had
to face under present conditions Mr. Rowley has managed to carry
on this work with satisfactory results, as will be seen by the illustra-
tions on pages 62 to 65. The success or otherwise of these panels
largely depends on the selection of the woods, more especially in rela-
tion to the grains; and here Mr. Rowley shows not only his knowledge
of the material, but also his keen artistic appreciation of the decorative
possibilities of the original design. Besides being used for purely mural
purposes the application of the intarsia to the decoration of screens and
mirrors is exemplified in our illustrations.
Mr. Ambrose Heal’s furniture is invariably satisfactory both in form
and construction. It is designed with a view to fulfilling the purpose
for which it is intended without any striving after originality or
quaintness. Yet each piece bears the stamp of the designer’s individu-
ality. In the ornamentation he shows commendable restraint, and
beyond a small inlay of ebony or some dainty painted pattern he relies
on the beauty of the lines, the correctness of the proportion, and the
careful selection of the woods for his decorative effect. The various
examples shown on pages 67 to 70 represent some of Mr. Heal’s more
recent work. On the two following pages will be found some furniture,
designed and painted by the late Lieut. Noel Simmons, which was ex-
hibited recently at the Mansard Gallery.
The pottery painted by Mr. and Mrs. Powell (pp. 74 to 76) must be
counted amongst the finest achievements of modern decorative art.
The refined colouring and the freedom and deftness displayed in the
working out and application of the design gives to each piece an indi-
viduality and a special interest. The four examples of “ Lancastrian
Lustre ” ware shown on page 78 well maintain the high standard
which has gained for this pottery a world-wide reputation.
Of the works by the Artificers’ Guild which we illustrate (pp. 81 to
83) the most important is the casket in silver with enamels and precious
stones. Mention should also be made of the two brass clock-cases by
Mr. Bernard Cuzner (p. 84).
We have already referred to the designs for fans by Mr. George Sher-
ingham. An embroidered fan, with rosewood, silver and gold mount,
set with stones and enamel, the work of Miss Dorothy Hudson, appears
on page 89, while some other interesting specimens of embroidery will
be found on the following page.
Finally we illustrate, both in colour and black-and-white, some of Mr.
Foxton’s latest productions in textile fabrics (pp. 91 to 95) ; studies
for textile designs by Miss Jessie King (p. 84) and Mr. Sheringham
(p. 88) ; and a printed linen designed by the late C. T. Lindsay for
Messrs. Story and Co. (p. 96).
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teresting developments. In spite of the difficulties which he has had
to face under present conditions Mr. Rowley has managed to carry
on this work with satisfactory results, as will be seen by the illustra-
tions on pages 62 to 65. The success or otherwise of these panels
largely depends on the selection of the woods, more especially in rela-
tion to the grains; and here Mr. Rowley shows not only his knowledge
of the material, but also his keen artistic appreciation of the decorative
possibilities of the original design. Besides being used for purely mural
purposes the application of the intarsia to the decoration of screens and
mirrors is exemplified in our illustrations.
Mr. Ambrose Heal’s furniture is invariably satisfactory both in form
and construction. It is designed with a view to fulfilling the purpose
for which it is intended without any striving after originality or
quaintness. Yet each piece bears the stamp of the designer’s individu-
ality. In the ornamentation he shows commendable restraint, and
beyond a small inlay of ebony or some dainty painted pattern he relies
on the beauty of the lines, the correctness of the proportion, and the
careful selection of the woods for his decorative effect. The various
examples shown on pages 67 to 70 represent some of Mr. Heal’s more
recent work. On the two following pages will be found some furniture,
designed and painted by the late Lieut. Noel Simmons, which was ex-
hibited recently at the Mansard Gallery.
The pottery painted by Mr. and Mrs. Powell (pp. 74 to 76) must be
counted amongst the finest achievements of modern decorative art.
The refined colouring and the freedom and deftness displayed in the
working out and application of the design gives to each piece an indi-
viduality and a special interest. The four examples of “ Lancastrian
Lustre ” ware shown on page 78 well maintain the high standard
which has gained for this pottery a world-wide reputation.
Of the works by the Artificers’ Guild which we illustrate (pp. 81 to
83) the most important is the casket in silver with enamels and precious
stones. Mention should also be made of the two brass clock-cases by
Mr. Bernard Cuzner (p. 84).
We have already referred to the designs for fans by Mr. George Sher-
ingham. An embroidered fan, with rosewood, silver and gold mount,
set with stones and enamel, the work of Miss Dorothy Hudson, appears
on page 89, while some other interesting specimens of embroidery will
be found on the following page.
Finally we illustrate, both in colour and black-and-white, some of Mr.
Foxton’s latest productions in textile fabrics (pp. 91 to 95) ; studies
for textile designs by Miss Jessie King (p. 84) and Mr. Sheringham
(p. 88) ; and a printed linen designed by the late C. T. Lindsay for
Messrs. Story and Co. (p. 96).
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