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A Lasting Legacy How Gordon Russell's unique contribution to furniture design and high production standards will be remembered.


Arts & Crafts to Modernism Early enthusiasm for the designs of the Arts & Crafts movement moves on to a willing support for Modernist designs of the later 20th century.


Coventry Cathedral Chairs Designed in 1960 by Dick Russell, these highly acclaimed chairs achieved all aspects of the design brief.

Cromwell Room An historic interview with Gordon Russell in 1966 in the Cromwell Room, his favourite room in the Lygon Arms.


Festival of Britain After the wartime years of austerity the Festival of Britain provided a new confidence, energy, excitement and opportunity.


Gordon Russell A short commentary on Gordon Russell's personal qualities, motivations and inspirations.

Objects of Intrest from the Museum The story of Au-Cassin and of Nicolette Gordon Russell's passion for calligraphy, >calligraphy


Radios & World War 2 The design and production of radio cabinets for Bush and Murphy alongside the war time work in Broadway on aircraft prototyping.


Terence Conran Terence Conran, interviewed when he formally opened the museum in April 2008.