A Rare 20thC Gordon Russell of Broadway Oak Sideboard beautiful design iconic. A 20thC Gordon Russell of Broadway light oak side cabinet, of rectangular from with two drawers above cupboards beneath, labelled to the back. In beautiful teak, showing the wood grain and beautiful colours, a design icon. Gordon Russell MC was born in Cricklewood, London to Sydney Bolton Russell and Elizabeth Russell (née Shefford). His father was a clerk in a bank but was later offered a job by George Allsopp in Burton-on-Trent, the brewers. The family moved to live in Repton. When Gordon was twelve years old his father bought the Lygon Arms Inn in Broadway Worcestershire and the family moved again to live in the hotel. Gordon went to the Grammar School at the nearby village at Chipping Campden. He came under the influence of the Arts and Crafts movement from 1904 after his father had moved to Broadway in the Cotswolds to be hotelier at the Lygon Arms, through the Guild of Handicraft, the community of metalworkers, enamellers, wood carvers, furniture makers, and printers brought in 1902 by C. Ashbee from east London to Chipping Campden. Following service as an officer in World War I, for which he was awarded the Military Cross in 1918, he became a furniture maker and designer. He designed the “Stow” range of furniture in the mid 1920s. During World War II he was instrumental in developing utility furniture as Chairman of the government’s Utility Furniture Design Panel. In 1943 he became Chairman of the Utility Design Panel. [8] In 1947 Russell became director of the Council of Industrial Design (COID) (later renamed the Design Council). He became the first chairman of the Crafts Council. Notable designs by Russell include chairs for the re-built Coventry Cathedral. His brother Richard Drew Russell was also a designer. He was awarded a knighthood in 1955 for services to design. In 1968 he published his autobiography, Designer’s Trade. Get in touch to arrange your collection location PE10 Morton Village Nr Bourne Lincolnshire UK. TIMELESS Furniture has built up a reputation for supplying good quality furniture and home decor at affordable prices. We as a family-run small business located in Lincolnshire UK Village of Morton. WE pride ourselves on our efficient friendly customer service Always a smile. And supplying quality at lowest prices we can. Or come and collect from us here in Morton PE10. We also help lift and load as well. The item “A Rare 20thC Gordon Russell of Broadway Oak Sideboard beautiful design iconic” is in sale since Sunday, January 10, 2021. This item is in the category “Antiques\Antique Furniture\Sideboards\20th Century”. The seller is “timelessantiques03-3″ and is located in Bourne. This item can’t be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
- Antique: Yes
- Style: Art Deco
- Material: Oak
- Original/Reproduction: Original
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