by Chris Harris Why One of the World’s Most Elegant Furniture Styles Isn’t What You Think If you’ve ever picked up a Lloyd Loom chair and run your hand across its smooth, fabric like surface, the last thing you’d imagine is that it’s made, quite literally, out of paper. Not cane, not wicker, not rattan. … Continue reading Did You Know Lloyd Loom Furniture Is Really Made Of Paper!
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Lusty & Sons: The British Company Made Lloyd Loom Huge and Turned It Into a Design Icon
By Chris Harris When people admire a Lloyd Loom chair or basket today, running their hand across its smooth woven surface or noting the elegant curves of a laundry basket, most assume they’re looking at a clever piece of British design. In truth, Lloyd Loom began life in the United States in 1917, patented by … Continue reading Lusty & Sons: The British Company Made Lloyd Loom Huge and Turned It Into a Design Icon
Grim But Beautiful Architecture: The Snake Brackets of Gloucester Prison.
It was a completely random discovery. I was watching Daisy May and Charlie Coopers NightWatch, set in Gloucester Prison, a series where they are seeking out ghosts, and was instead blown away by the architecture. Gloucester Prison ceased to exist as a working jail in 2013, but it’s been opened to the public regularly since, … Continue reading Grim But Beautiful Architecture: The Snake Brackets of Gloucester Prison.