Collection: Industrial Design and Furniture

For designers, academics, students, or simply those passionate about design, this fascinating collection of vintage books and journals provides valuable insights into the creative principles and technical processes that shape the objects we interact with every day.

Art & Industry Vol 57, no 341, Nov 1954 pharmaceutical advertising Hans Barschel

Art & Industry Vol 57, no 341, Nov 1954 pharmaceutical advertising Hans Barschel

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Homespun to Highspeed. A century of British design 1880 to 1980 exhibits list

Homespun to Highspeed. A century of British design 1880 to 1980 exhibits list

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The Triumphant Bore. A celebration of Marc Brunel’s Thames Tunnel | James Howden

The Triumphant Bore. A celebration of Marc Brunel’s Thames Tunnel | James Howden

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Next Directory catalogues numbers 1 to 6 1988 to 1990 one signed George Davies

Next Directory catalogues numbers 1 to 6 1988 to 1990 one signed George Davies

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Utopia & Reality. Modernity in Sweden 1900-1960 Bard Graduate Center 2002

Utopia & Reality. Modernity in Sweden 1900-1960 Bard Graduate Center 2002

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Art & Industry: Pioneer Journal of Industrial Design | October 1955, Vol 59 352

Art & Industry: Pioneer Journal of Industrial Design | October 1955, Vol 59 352

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Journal des Arts déco / no. 20-21 | Que sont-ils devenus?

Journal des Arts déco / no. 20-21 | Que sont-ils devenus?

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Art & Industry | October 1954. Volume 57, Number 340 | The Studio

Art & Industry | October 1954. Volume 57, Number 340 | The Studio

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The New Look. Design in the Fifties by Lesley Jackson gallery guide and book

The New Look. Design in the Fifties by Lesley Jackson gallery guide and book

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Lilly Reich. Designer and Architect by Matilda McQuaid. Published to accompany the exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York between 7 February and 7 May 1996

Lilly Reich. Designer and Architect by Matilda McQuaid. Published to accompany the exhibition held at The Museum of Modern Art, New York between 7 February and 7 May 1996

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Design 1900-1960: Studies in Design and Popular Culture of the 20th Century edited by T. Faulkner | Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, 1962

Design 1900-1960: Studies in Design and Popular Culture of the 20th Century edited by T. Faulkner | Newcastle upon Tyne Polytechnic, 1962

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Gordon Russell by Ken and Kate Baynes | Design Council, 1981

Gordon Russell by Ken and Kate Baynes | Design Council, 1981

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The Style of the Century 1900-1980 by Bevis Hillier | The Herbert Press, 1983. Inscribed by the author

The Style of the Century 1900-1980 by Bevis Hillier | The Herbert Press, 1983. Inscribed by the author

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Birley volume 1. Robin Birley. Catalogue of items for sale. Undated

Birley volume 1. Robin Birley. Catalogue of items for sale. Undated

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British Industries Fair BIF 1937 Olympia and White City catalogue and plans for exhibition

British Industries Fair BIF 1937 Olympia and White City catalogue and plans for exhibition

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British Industries Fair BIF 1956. Earls Court, London guidebook covering the event organised by British Industries Fair Limited between 22 February and 2 March 1956

British Industries Fair BIF 1956. Earls Court, London guidebook covering the event organised by British Industries Fair Limited between 22 February and 2 March 1956

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The Age of Automation by Leon Bagrit. The Reith Lectures 1964 | Pelican, 1966 edition

The Age of Automation by Leon Bagrit. The Reith Lectures 1964 | Pelican, 1966 edition

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Siemens Industrial Design. 100 Years Continuity in Flux by Christoph A. Hoesch | Hatje Cantz, 2006

Siemens Industrial Design. 100 Years Continuity in Flux by Christoph A. Hoesch | Hatje Cantz, 2006

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Art as Design: Design as Art by Sterling McIlhany | Van Nostrand Reinhold/Studio Vista, 1970

Art as Design: Design as Art by Sterling McIlhany | Van Nostrand Reinhold/Studio Vista, 1970

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A Popular Art. British Wallpapers 1930-1960 | The Silver Studio Collection at Middlesex Polytechnic held at Orleans House Gallery between 2 December 1989 and 11 February 1990

A Popular Art. British Wallpapers 1930-1960 | The Silver Studio Collection at Middlesex Polytechnic held at Orleans House Gallery between 2 December 1989 and 11 February 1990

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Roche-Bobois furniture and interiors catalogue | undated, presumably 1970s

Roche-Bobois furniture and interiors catalogue | undated, presumably 1970s

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R.D. Russell | Marian Pepler | touring exhibition including Geffrye Museum, 1983/4

R.D. Russell | Marian Pepler | touring exhibition including Geffrye Museum, 1983/4

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Enterprise Scotland. Silver glass and pottery by W. Cyril Wallis Council of Industrial Design CoID c.1947

Enterprise Scotland. Silver glass and pottery by W. Cyril Wallis Council of Industrial Design CoID c.1947

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Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) Journal 55 April/June 1957 | Hans Schmoller

Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) Journal 55 April/June 1957 | Hans Schmoller

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