Photo Archive of 1950's Interiors, furniture & accessories with dates / designers

Pinkcoke

Pinkcoke

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Apologies if there's a better place to put this, but as it's not clothing...

Mark Hill (of Antiques Roadshow & Miller's guide books) has put on his blog an album of 1950's interior photographs he aquired, that all have the designers, dates and manufacturer's written on the back. Most appear to be between 1954-9. They appear to all be British households/showrooms, but the designers are various nationalities. He has published them online so decendants of the copyright holders may claim what is rightfully theirs, otherwise so people may identify furniture with designers etc. or just see period interior examples. He has contact info on the page so more questions can be asked about particular photographs. The photos are split into three categories: Seating, Home Accessories, Other Furniture

I found the rooms much more modern than I was expecting for 1954 and some of them are so Ikea-like! Incidentally, we had that sofa in our previous house and my father has always regretted selling it...
 
Thank you for the link. I have many vintage magazines and love seeing the different midcentury decors. Eames era modern is so fabulous.
 
I have to start taking photo of our house, it was built in 1952/53 and parts ( most) of it have not been alters like the bathroom it's still 1950's , up to last year we still had all the original electric fitting lol, and the utility furniture still going strong.
Vintage, what that, it's just how we live today. I am just please mum and Dad did not buy a Victorian house or I be living 111 years ago today.
Sorry it's a little off topic I find it funny when people look back at how they lived or collect vintage household items"
 
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