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1940s

Utility furniture, prefabs and making do.

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Flare illustration of a 1940s British room with taped windows, blackout curtains, a fitted cupboard, a Utility oak sideboard with a wireless and a green armchair

Styles10 min read

1940s interiors: Utility furniture, prefabs and making do

Rationing, Utility furniture and the post-war prefab: how Britain furnished its homes through war and austerity, with four real rooms annotated.

By Joseph van LockeFounder, designer and maker

Who writes the journal

By Joseph van LockeFounder, designer and maker
By Sophia MeredithInteriors and colour
By Gregory TireCraft and materials

Bring a chapter of design history home.

Every piece is cast by hand to order in Shrewsbury.

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