Book ends
Classification(s):
Wood
Date: c.1951 - 1976
Maker: John Makepeace
Dimensions:
140 × 179 mm (14 × 17.9 cm)
Medium: Wood
Object number: W563M
See Also
Place of Production:England
Title:Ionic
DescriptionPair of wooden bookends by John Makepeace. Made in England. The bookends are made from sycamore and rosewood veneer and are from the ‘Ionic’ range of desk and shelf accessories developed by Makepeace in the mid-1960s. The Ionic range sold successfully in the leading London furniture store Heal’s.
Company card included “Farnborough Barn Limited” a venture between John Makepeace (furniture) and Ann Sutton (textiles). The reverse of the card gives directions to Farnborough Barn.
Company card included “Farnborough Barn Limited” a venture between John Makepeace (furniture) and Ann Sutton (textiles). The reverse of the card gives directions to Farnborough Barn.
ProvenanceThis object was originally acquired from The Primavera Gallery, London.
This object was originally acquired for the Inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA) ‘Circulating Design Scheme’ collection.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
This object was originally acquired for the Inner London Education Authority’s (ILEA) ‘Circulating Design Scheme’ collection.
The collection was instigated by the London Country Council (later the Greater London Council) and the Council of Industrial Design (COID). The collection’s original purpose was concerned with the teaching and dissemination of modern, ‘good design’.
The collection was established in 1951/52 as the ‘Experiment in Design Appreciation’, later renamed the ‘Circulating Design Scheme’.
The Circulating Design Scheme lent boxed showcases to London schools. The showcases contained handling objects, material samples and interpretation on a specific subject.
COID withdrew its involvement in the Scheme in 1957. After which time, it was managed exclusively by the London County Council from 1957-1963.
After the administrative restructuring of London authorities, the Scheme was jointly managed by the Greater London Council and the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) from 1963 – 1976.
The Scheme was operational until 1976 when the collections were withdrawn from circulation. ILEA was abolished in the late 1980s and the collection was donated to Camberwell College of Arts in 1989/90.
ILEA was responsible for secondary and tertiary education in the inner London boroughs, this included Camberwell.
NotesThis object was circulated to London schools as part of the Inner London Education Authority’s (I.L.E.A) Circulating Design Scheme, which operated from 1951-1976. The bookends featured in the ‘Modern British Glass, Pottery, Metal, Wood and Textiles’ group in case number 2. This object was originally acquired from The Primavera Gallery, London. The associated record card indicates the boxed showcase was in use from 1970-76. Original photograph of boxed showcase copyright Harold King (Photography) Ltd, Morden, Surrey.
This object was originally acquired from The Primavera Gallery, London.
This object was originally acquired from The Primavera Gallery, London.
