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1980s

Chintz, Memphis and the return of period features.

1 stories

Flare illustration of a 1980s room with chintz swags and tails, a floral sofa, a wallpaper border, a restored ceiling rose and a Memphis-style side table

Styles11 min read

1980s interiors: chintz, Memphis and the return of the ceiling rose

Right to Buy, Laura Ashley, the English country house look and Memphis brights: how the 1980s decorated, 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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