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- 1985-1990 (Creation)
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Bundle relating to furniture designed by Charles, originally for the Thematic House and later commercially produced.
Includes:
-Medite News Spring '85 containing an article titled 'Furnishing The Future' on Charles' use of MDF with a b&W reproduction of the Sun Table and Chairs in Summer
-Building Design Interiors Supplement 1985 containing a one page feature on Charles' furniture designs recently on display at Aram Designs, London, with colour reproductions. (duplicates)
-photocopy of a document reating to the V&A RCS MA Course History of Design
-letter to Charles from the V&A Museum regarding a potential acquisition for the Department of Prints & Drawings and Photographs and a potential forthcoming exhibition. The letter has been annotated with dates and prices
-offprint from Country Life January 23 1986 of an article by Rosemary Hill titled 'A Designer's Guide to the Galaxy' about Charles' furniture designs with b&w reproductions
-correspondence from Sawaya & Moroni Contemporary Furniture regarding the production of the Symbolic Furniture and copy replies from Charles, plus photocopies of articles about the furniture in European press
-typescript annotated document titled 'Outline for an exhibition - SYMBOLIC FURNITURE' with prices of items suggested press
-page from The Times October 19-25 1985 with an article on children's furniture by Sarah Stallard highlighted.
-Cutting from The New York Times, August 12 1990 on Formica with a covering note from Robert D. van Roijen regarding a Sun chair in the accompanying picture
-correspondence from Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik law offices regarding a legal case between IPF International and Lambert Furniture, enclosing a photocopy of an article about the Sun Chair and a US Patent for a chair filed by IPF International
-colour postcard of a Sun chair on a grass lawn from the exhibition 'Symbolic Furniture' at Aram Designs, London
-catalogue for Miele vacuum cleaners featuring a version of the Sun Chair on the cover.
-pages from House & Garden magazine on the Designs for Interiors exhibition at the V&A museum featuring work by Charles, and a forthcoming lecture series on 20th century decoration.
-Invitation to a preview launch and price list from ALMA Furniture Co Ltd
-letter from Milo Baughman regarding slides
-photocopy of a page from Blueprint Dec-Jan 1985/6 reporting on the opening of Charles' exhibition at Aram.
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- Aram Designs Ltd (Subject)
- Sawaya & Moroni (Subject)
- V&A (Subject)
- Formica Corporation (Subject)