{"id":3336,"date":"2016-02-01T23:39:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T16:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/him-indoors-tibor-reich-the-designer-who-brightened-britain-up-forever\/"},"modified":"2016-02-01T23:41:29","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T16:41:29","slug":"him-indoors-tibor-reich-the-designer-who-brightened-britain-up-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/him-indoors-tibor-reich-the-designer-who-brightened-britain-up-forever\/","title":{"rendered":"Him indoors: Tibor Reich, the designer who brightened Britain up forever"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nSiamese pink, aqua blue, burnt orange? It took the wild artistic optimism of a Hungarian refugee to liven up the post-war sea-of-brown in British homesWe take colour for granted in our homes. From brightly patterned wallpaper and ostentatious piles of scatter cushions to our new-found fondness for minimalist greys and pastels, our interiors have become a reflection of ourselves. Yet, it was not always this way \u2013 a new exhibition at The Whitworth in Manchester celebrates the designer who shook up the austere living rooms of postwar British homes. Related: Supersofas and old knockers: the six most common domestic design disasters Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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