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.

Scottish Enterprise. Furniture by Margaret Jourdain. Enterprise Scotland exhibition of 1947. Edited by Wyndham Goodden. Designed by Kingsley Cook. Scottish Committee of the Council of Industrial Design, undated, presumed c.1947

Scottish Enterprise. Furniture by Margaret Jourdain. Enterprise Scotland exhibition of 1947. Edited by Wyndham Goodden. Designed by Kingsley Cook. Scottish Committee of the Council of Industrial Design, undated, presumed c.1947

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Le Corbusier | The Modulor | Faber Paperbacks, 1977 edition

Le Corbusier | The Modulor | Faber Paperbacks, 1977 edition

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Twentieth Century Limited. Industrial Design in America, 1925-1939 by Jeffrey L. Meikle. Temple, Second edition, 2001

Twentieth Century Limited. Industrial Design in America, 1925-1939 by Jeffrey L. Meikle. Temple, Second edition, 2001

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The story of Furniture Gordon Russell & Jacques Groag No 50 Puffin Picture Books

The story of Furniture Gordon Russell & Jacques Groag No 50 Puffin Picture Books

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Design in Civilisation by Noel Carrington | The Bodley Head, 1947 edition

Design in Civilisation by Noel Carrington | The Bodley Head, 1947 edition

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Window Display by Natasha Kroll | How to Do It series, Studio Publications No 51, 1954

Window Display by Natasha Kroll | How to Do It series, Studio Publications No 51, 1954

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Art & Industry, Volume 55 number 329, November 1953 | The Studio

Art & Industry, Volume 55 number 329, November 1953 | The Studio

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Salon to Biennial - Exhibitions That Made Art History – Volume 1: 1863-1959 | Phaidon, 2008

Salon to Biennial - Exhibitions That Made Art History – Volume 1: 1863-1959 | Phaidon, 2008

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Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) Journal 40, August 1954

Society of Industrial Artists (SIA) Journal 40, August 1954

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The Ship Painter's Handbook by George S. Welch | Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1949

The Ship Painter's Handbook by George S. Welch | Brown, Son & Ferguson Ltd, 1949

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Tapitjen [Carpets] | Stedelijk Museum exhibition catalogue | Cat. no. 263, 1961 Jean Arp illustration on cover

Tapitjen [Carpets] | Stedelijk Museum exhibition catalogue | Cat. no. 263, 1961 Jean Arp illustration on cover

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The Romance of Modern Mechanism, Archibald Williams | Seeley, Service & Co, 1912

The Romance of Modern Mechanism, Archibald Williams | Seeley, Service & Co, 1912

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Memories of Willy de Majo booklet to accompany Memorial Evening 28 February 1994 The Society of Typographic Designers in association with ICONOGRADA

Memories of Willy de Majo booklet to accompany Memorial Evening 28 February 1994 The Society of Typographic Designers in association with ICONOGRADA

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Small pamphlet for William Morris Wallpaper | no author nor publisher or date given

Small pamphlet for William Morris Wallpaper | no author nor publisher or date given

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Mobilier et Dècoration journals | 1948 bound volume

Mobilier et Dècoration journals | 1948 bound volume

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PM - An Intimate Journal for Art Directors | Aug-Sep 1938, Vol IV, No. 8, Mueller

PM - An Intimate Journal for Art Directors | Aug-Sep 1938, Vol IV, No. 8, Mueller

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Built-in Fitments for Modern Homes by Hans Stopler, 1963

Built-in Fitments for Modern Homes by Hans Stopler, 1963

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Modern Shopfront Construction by Trevor Perry | Technical Press Manuals, 1933

Modern Shopfront Construction by Trevor Perry | Technical Press Manuals, 1933

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The Way We Live Now: Designs for Interiors 1950 to the Present Day by Margaret Timmers | V&A 1978/9

The Way We Live Now: Designs for Interiors 1950 to the Present Day by Margaret Timmers | V&A 1978/9

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Nationalism and Internationalism. Design in the 20th Century by Jeremy Aynsley | Victoria & Albert Museum, 1983

Nationalism and Internationalism. Design in the 20th Century by Jeremy Aynsley | Victoria & Albert Museum, 1983

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Brochure for The ERCOLion’s guide to chairmanship. Ercol Windsor Chair, undated mid-century

Brochure for The ERCOLion’s guide to chairmanship. Ercol Windsor Chair, undated mid-century

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Painting With A Policy | Associated Lead Manufacturers Limited trade brochure | undated, presumably late 1940s-early 1950s

Painting With A Policy | Associated Lead Manufacturers Limited trade brochure | undated, presumably late 1940s-early 1950s

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Interior Design – a Penguin Handbook by Diana Rowntree | 1964 paperback

Interior Design – a Penguin Handbook by Diana Rowntree | 1964 paperback

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Art & Industry Journal of Industrial Design Feb 1955 | McKnight Kauffer / Ashley Havinden

Art & Industry Journal of Industrial Design Feb 1955 | McKnight Kauffer / Ashley Havinden

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