Betty Joel: Furniture Maker, Designer and Businesswoman in
‘Accessibly written and generously illustrated, Clive Stewart-Lockhart’s account of Betty Joel’s life and work presents us with a plethora of new and fascinating material about this important designer. Above all it brings Betty (and David) to life showing as never before how closely their lives, business methods, and designs were interwoven and, most significant of all, how uncompromisingly modern they both were. New information on Betty, acquired through hitherto untapped archives and memories, and recounted here for the first time, positions her as a remarkable, singular, and radical designer whose place in history should be re-considered.’
Penny Sparke, Professor of Design History at Kingston University, London and the Director of the Modern Interiors Research Centre
‘Clive Stewart-Lockhart offers the reader unique insight into the life of Betty Joel, not only a key British designer and entrepreneur of the 1920s and ‘30s but a fiercely independent woman. Drawing upon his recollections as well as unpublished diaries, family papers and Joel’s own photographic archive, he’s written a highly informative and engaging book, which is a genuine contribution to design history in interwar Britain.’
Christopher Wilk, Keeper of Performance, Furniture, Textiles and Fashion, V&A Museum
| Weight | 1.725000 |
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| ISBN13/Barcode | 9781036904548 |
| ISBN10 | 1036904547 |
| Author | Clive Stewart-Lockhart - foreword Paul Atterbury t |
| Binding | Hardback |
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| Date Published | 24th April 2025 |
| Pages | 384 |
| Publisher | Token Press |
‘Accessibly written and generously illustrated, Clive Stewart-Lockhart’s account of Betty Joel’s life and work presents us with a plethora of new and fascinating material about this important designer. Above all it brings Betty (and David) to life showing as never before how closely their lives, business methods, and designs were interwoven and, most significant of all, how uncompromisingly modern they both were. New information on Betty, acquired through hitherto untapped archives and memories, and recounted here for the first time, positions her as a remarkable, singular, and radical designer whose place in history should be re-considered.’
Penny Sparke, Professor of Design History at Kingston University, London and the Director of the Modern Interiors Research Centre
‘Clive Stewart-Lockhart offers the reader unique insight into the life of Betty Joel, not only a key British designer and entrepreneur of the 1920s and ‘30s but a fiercely independent woman. Drawing upon his recollections as well as unpublished diaries, family papers and Joel’s own photographic archive, he’s written a highly informative and engaging book, which is a genuine contribution to design history in interwar Britain.’
Christopher Wilk, Keeper of Performance, Furniture, Textiles and Fashion, V&A Museum