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Comment on The Colorful Home – vintage Australian home renovation by very good blog

very good blog — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:28:38 +0000

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Comment on 1950s Australian Vogue magazine: interiors by Tick

Tick — Sun, 01 May 2011 06:21:26 +0000

Hi,

The purple lounge and chairs are by Robin Day.

Cheers,
Tick.

Comment on Clement Meadmore furniture by Modernistdream

Modernistdream — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:58:16 +0000

The lamp at the top is most likely by British designers Robin Day and John Reid.

Comment on 1955 Twin Set – free knitting pattern by April

April — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 18:30:13 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this – I just freecycled so any patterns from the 1930s – 1960s – wish I had posted them now for others to use.

Comment on 1950s Australian Vogue magazine: interiors by Dean

Dean — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:25:19 +0000

The lovely purple couch in the pic above appears to be a 1950′s sofa bed by Robin Day.
Check out http://www.markparrish.co.uk for more info. Thanks for such a great blog.

Comment on Canberra, 1955: Home Beautiful special feature by robin grow

robin grow — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:52:41 +0000

Hi could you please publicise this event amongst your members.

Looking Around Albury

Art Deco & Modernism Society and the City of Albury present a full-day seminar on Saturday 11 September. Why not join ADMS President Robin Grow and hear the following speakers.

• Dazzling Deco: The influences and international context of Art Deco styling
Speaker | Robin Grow, President, Art Deco & Modernism Society

• Decadent Deco: The Art Deco Pub
Speaker | Roy Lumby, President, Twentieth Century Heritage Society of NSW

• Domestic Deco: Social history in the Riverina
Speaker | Kate Luciano, curator, City Museum, Old Treasury, Melbourne

• Decorative Deco: Using Deco for the revival of a town – Moree NSW
Speaker | Sue Jackson-Stepowski, heritage consultant and secretary of ICOMOS

• Deliberately Deco: Architecture’s influence on Art Deco jewellery and fashion
Speaker | Tracey Judd Iva, curator, National Gallery Victoria exhibition, Art Deco 1910-1939

• Deplorably Deco: Griffins in the Riverina
Speaker | Noel Thomson, heritage advisor Leeton Shire

• Demandingly Deco: Facades and Fixtures – Stories of Albury’s domestic tradies 1920-1950
Speaker | Jan Hunter, member, Albury & District Historical Society

The day concludes with a guided tour of Art Deco buildings in Albury’’s CBD, led by Robin Grow. Cost of the seminar, which includes morning tea, lunch and a Walking Tour booklet, is a reasonable $80.

For the programme and booking details, go to http://www.alburycity.nsw.gov.au/resources/documents/ART_DECO_SEMINAR.pdf

Robin Grow President ADMS

Comment on Vintage 1940s plus-size sewing pattern catalogue by angie.a

angie.a — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 14:56:16 +0000

Wow, this is beyond awesome! Great find. Thank you for the pdf!

Comment on Australian Home Journal 1953 vintage fashion gallery by Vivienne

Vivienne — Thu, 06 May 2010 09:53:29 +0000

Thank you so much! These pictures are just what I was looking for for my 1950s Australian History assignment. Very informative!

Comment on Australian 1950s interior by drnaomi

drnaomi — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:35:54 +0000

Great pics. Please don’t forget to mention the most modest of the mid-century modest, which is fibro, and I doubt that’s a Namatjira on the wall, but keep them coming. Love the paint catalogues, always more outrageous than you would think.

Comment on Vintage 1940s plus-size sewing pattern catalogue by pennie

pennie — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 23:28:36 +0000

The ulitmate patternmaking books that can be made in any size.1936 and 1938 books complete with sizing tools

http://www.4shared.com/dir/29721214/954077b4/1938.html

http://www.4shared.com/dir/29720469/18818619/1936.html