We have settled into our lovely new office and eventually got round to doing a 360 virtual tour. See it in action on the about us page.

I inherited a set of plywood mid-century modern chairs from my Grandparents. I’ve always wondered where they came from and their designer. This week the lovely folks at Firefly House popped by for a meeting and cheeky pint. They kindly tweeted the chairs to see if anyone could enlighten us. Within half an hour Home Spun Vintage had come up trumps with the all the details. I can now confirm they are Neil Morris ‘Bambi’ chairs. Hooray! After a little looking around on the internet I quickly came across these beauties – Toby Arm Chairs – oh dear, I need more space for more chairs.

Last summer I spent a weekend in the beautiful Farndale, North Yorkshire Moors. Just one of the delights was The Band Room where Citay were playing. My post about it has just gone live on the Nothing To See Here website

The paper mill looked as though it hadn’t been touched since the last bell went. I had never appreciated how much work went into making paper, this was a huge operation. I really enjoyed the areas that gave you a glimpse of the people that worked there such as offices, lockers, mess rooms and canteens.

• Full set of images in my Abandoned Paper Mill set on Flickr

Samples of recently purchased vintage fabric, mostly found at Wheatfields Hospice charity shop day.

Links

Alvin Lustig Fabrics

Alvin Lustig (1915-1955) prolific designer of architecture, interiors, books and print.

Designing Britain 1945-1975

The visual experience of post-war society (via Print and Pattern)

twentyonetwentyone

Re-released collection of Lucienne Day linen tea towels (via Oh Joy!)

Repro Depot

Vintage reproduction fabrics.

Tonic Living

More vintage reproduction fabrics.

Textile Designs

Look past the bad cover – 200 years of textile design in 1823 illustrations.

Fabric set

More fabric finds in my flickr set.

New year in the Yorkshire Dales exploring a derelict house just outside a small village on a quiet country lane. Nothing much remained apart from fixtures and fittings but they hinted at a once loved, colourful and fashionable interior. The last meter reading was taken in 1949.
Full set of derelict house images on Flickr.

More links

• Big Brown House’s Flickr set – Gilman, Colorado – July 2006
• Big Brown House’s Flickr set – Old house with wallpaper
• Robby Garbett’s Flickr set – Magickal Farm
• A whole other level of urban exploration – Tchorski in Mr Launay’s House

I came across the Casino Carpet Gallery by Die is Cast (via Apartment Therapy).

David G Schwartz

“In a strange way, though, it’s sublime work of art, rivalling any expressionist canvas of the past century. Note the regal tones of Caesars Palace, the bountiful bouquet of Mandalay Place, the soft, almost abstract pointilism of Paris, all whispering, “gamble, gamble” just out of the range of consciousness as people walk to the nearest slot machine.”

I photographed the interior of Mecca Bingo Hall and Social Club in Sheffield last year and particularly liked the carpets. I’m not sure they convey any sublime messages but definitely offer a glitzy escapism that makes me want to visit more bingo halls with my camera.