Education and Research

Download whichever sections of the teaching pack fit best with your studies or teaching. Information for Teachers tells you the practical bit about planning a successful visit to the museum and the collection's curriculum links.

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The other units are individual resource packs focusing on:

Take a chair
Looking at the iconic Coventry Chair, design and manufacturing processes.

A natural world
Why choose wood as a material? Exploring some of the materials used by the Gordon Russell Company.

Furniture wars
A look at how both world wars had an impact on Gordon Russell and the manufacturing company.

Buying furniture since 1948
Exploring Britain since 1948 through the changes in consumerism and its effects on furniture design and manufacturing.

Piece by piece
Hand and machine furniture manufacturing spanning the twentieth century

Furniture stories
Stories behind furniture made for some famous Gordon Russell clients.

The Office
Discovering more about the changing demands of the market of furniture for the office

The Professionals
Taking a closer look at the influential work of the designers associated with Gordon Russell and his company.