Designer Style: Home Decorating in the 1950s

Dates: 1.11.2008 to 31.8.2009. An exhibition that draws on MoDA's own collections to show a wide range of wallpapers and textiles from the 1950s. In the years after the Second World War, Britain experienced a new sense of optimism about the future. Following the festival of Britain, there was an emphasis on good design for all aspects of home furnishing. Manufacturers increasingly employed artists to design textiles and wallpapers, and used their names as a selling point. Consumers welcomed the new brighter colours and fresh approach to pattern. Examples on display include work by well-known artists and designers like Lucienne Day, Graham Sutherland, Cawthra Mulock and Jacqueline Groag.

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