{"id":87907,"date":"2018-05-13T12:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-05-13T05:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/midcentury-modern-meets-the-magic-roundabout-in-this-lewes-home\/"},"modified":"2018-05-13T12:03:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-13T05:03:30","slug":"midcentury-modern-meets-the-magic-roundabout-in-this-lewes-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/midcentury-modern-meets-the-magic-roundabout-in-this-lewes-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Midcentury modern meets the Magic Roundabout in this Lewes home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFun touches to designer Emma Carlow\u2019s house are all thanks to her 1970\u2019s childhoodShades of grey, pops of colour\u2026 Interior trends fixate then fade. But, like a beacon of permanence in a sea of transience, the midcentury look (that\u2019s the umbrella term applied to anything designed between the late 1940s and 1970s) is rarely out of fashion. Perhaps it is the use of natural materials, streamlined shapes and bright colours, or that balance between practicality and light-heartedness\u2026 Whatever the reason, the teak tables, spiky-legged chairs and jaunty task lamps of postwar design never feel stale.It is this mix of modernity with fun which makes designer Emma Carlow\u2019s home in the Sussex town of Lewes so appealing. The G Plan furniture, paintbox hues and folkish prints exude an optimism that has captivated Carlow since childhood. \u201cI grew up in the 1970s, playing with Fuzzy-Felt and watching The Magic Roundabout \u2013 there\u2019s a simplicity to that era which I love,\u201d says Carlow, who used to design fabrics for high-street brands like M&S before launching her children\u2019s furnishings business, Playroom. \u201cThe ethos of midcentury designers like Charles and Ray Eames has always influenced my work. After the war there was a real sense that good design could change the world. The pieces are utilitarian, never frivolous and everything is on a human scale.\u201d Continue reading…
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