Today is the 200th birthday of Sir George Gilbert Scott, the designer of the main buildings of the University of Glasgow. George Gilbert Scott was the foremost architect of his day, an ‘indefatigable in business and a fervent worker’. He… Read More ›
The Friday gem this week comes from the Associated Design Records of the Stoddard Templeton Collection, and is a selection of hand printed wallpapers created by Sanderson (STOD/201/1/11/3). They were found along with a couple of original sketches in amongst… Read More ›
This week’s gem from the Stoddard – Templeton Design Archive is an interesting design by American designer Marion Dorn from the 1930s. Marion Dorn (1896-1964) was one of the most important designers of the 20th century. As well as designing textiles, rugs… Read More ›
This week we are focusing on those incidental gems that litter the Stoddard Templeton Design Archive. They range from doodles on the backs of sketches to the stylistic colour bars the designers occasionally included on their designs. There is also contextual information… Read More ›
The Friday gem this week features a small collection of pencil and charcoal design sketches by Max Forrer, bought by James Templeton & Co. in the early 1930s (STOD/DES/121/5/1-10). The Stoddard Templeton Design Archive contains quite a number of designs by… Read More ›
