{"id":108574,"date":"2019-06-29T22:00:52","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T15:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/modern-romance-turning-a-grey-box-into-a-colourful-retro-home\/"},"modified":"2019-06-29T22:03:13","modified_gmt":"2019-06-29T15:03:13","slug":"modern-romance-turning-a-grey-box-into-a-colourful-retro-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/modern-romance-turning-a-grey-box-into-a-colourful-retro-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern romance: turning a grey box into a colourful retro home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nBold 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\u2019s bright, plant-filled sitting room, enjoying a crash course in midcentury design. Exhibit A: Robin Day\u2019s 1964 Forum sofa, pioneering in its mix of oak and steel. There are folkish wooden dolls by the architect and designer Alexander Girard \u2013 \u201canother hero of ours\u201d. Next, a prized set of tumblers made as commemorative souvenirs for the New York World\u2019s Fair of 1964. \u201cIt 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,\u201d says Mark, warming to this theme. \u201cEach one is a piece of social history.\u201dWe\u2019d always imagined ourselves living on a 1960\u2019s estate with a shared garden and garage for the Mini Continue reading…
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