Property News · June 29, 2019

Modern romance: turning a grey box into a colourful retro home


Bold patterns and splashes of colour bring the 1960s back to life in a perky live-work space in south LondonI am in Mark Hampshire and Keith Stephenson’s bright, plant-filled sitting room, enjoying a crash course in midcentury design. Exhibit A: Robin Day’s 1964 Forum sofa, pioneering in its mix of oak and steel. There are folkish wooden dolls by the architect and designer Alexander Girard – “another hero of ours”. Next, a prized set of tumblers made as commemorative souvenirs for the New York World’s Fair of 1964. “It was a showcase for midcentury architecture and design: the last hurrah for the American dream before the realities of the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War set in,” says Mark, warming to this theme. “Each one is a piece of social history.”We’d always imagined ourselves living on a 1960’s estate with a shared garden and garage for the Mini Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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