DESIGN 1880-1980

Located in Nottingham Retroart presents an eclectic mix of furniture, art, textiles and decorative items covering a century of design.

Arts and crafts

Liberty & co,Heals,Wyburd,Quartersawn English oak, Archibald Knox,Glasgow school,hand beaten copper,Newlynn.

Modernism

Bent plywood,Aalto,chrome and leather,bestlite,abstract sculpture,lamps

Mid Century Modern

As well as classic Scandinavian and American design there is also an emphasis on Post war British Design.Highly influential Architects and Designers of the period include,Robin Day,Lucienne Day,Frank Guille, john and Sylvia Reid, Lucienne r Ercolini, Neil Morris,Gordon Russell,Eric Lyons,Robert Heretage,Peter Haywood.

Manufacturers

Kandya,Heals,Liberty & Co,EG Evans,Hille,Conran,Race Furniure,Morris of Glasgow,Maples.

Vintage fabric

A selection of artist designed fabric by firms such as Heals, David Whitehead ,Edinburgh Weavers,Hull Traders etc featuring designs by Lucienne Day, Jacqueline Groeg,Marian Mahler,Jane Danials,Barbara Brown,John Piper etc as well as un named abstract and atomic designs.

Vintage film Posters

Original vintage posters from the 1950s and 60s.