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Donald L. Hadden
Design for Lounge Furniture. 1929 for George M Hammer designers, London UK

c. 1929

About the Item

One of a series of designs we have listed for Geo. M Hammer. To see them - and our other architectural and design-related drawings, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" and then search. Donald L Hadden (British, 20th century) Design for Lounge Furniture in Sycamore for Geo. M Hammer 23x31.5cm Watercolour signed and dated 1929 Inscribed: Peacock Blue Velour - Modern Damask - Purple Tassels Hadden was a senior designer for Geo M Hammer, designers and retailers of school and ecclesiastical furniture. Their lift-top school desks are particularly well regarded, and always carried their brass name plate. Hammer were renowned for their interior woodwork, they were commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell (brother of Gordon Russell and who worked for his brother before World War Two) famously designed the chairs to be used by the congregation; as all-wood stacking chairs they were innovative at the time. As senior designer, Hadden was at the heart of the Coventry project.
  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    c. 1929
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.06 in (23 cm)Width: 12.41 in (31.5 cm)
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  • Condition:
    In a conservation mount and wrapped in transparent sleeve for protection.
  • Gallery Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU79534840762
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