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  Lucienne Day – an introduction

  Of all the talented women textile designers of post-war Britain, Lucienne Day's influence is the most far-reaching
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  Lucienne Day's silk mosaics

  Find out how textile designer Lucienne Day pioneered a new textile medium derived from traditional patchwork
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  The Festival of Britain

  Robin Day was better known for his furniture designs, especially the seating for the newly built Royal…
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  'With Tongue in Chic' by Ernestine Carter

  Fashion magazines in those days were little nests of snobbery.…
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  Cecil Beaton: royal photographer

  he would be invited to photograph the Queen on many significant occasions, including her Coronation Day…

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  Post-war design

  Festival of Britain helped to relaunch Britain, spurred on by designers like Ernest Race, Abram Games and Robin…

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  Secrets of the Museum

  Series highlights include the installation of a section of Robin Hood Gardens, a monumental brutalist…

From the Blog

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  ‘Do I belong here?’ How the V&A helps organisations think differently about their workplace culture

  In their book The Social Brain, Tracey Camilleri, Sam Rockey and Robin Dunbar highlight the crucial importance…
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  Four photographers snap behind-the-scenes in a museum store

  allowing me to be agile and work in a sort of guerrilla style   (Left) The Q Rod chair, designed by Robin…
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  Pandemic Objects: Birdsong

  unbidden’ and Keats’ Nightingale singing to summer ‘with full-throated ease’ – and the BBC’s Tweet of the Day…
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  #LetsMakeWednesdays – let’s step into autumn

  The Lucienne Day fabric creates not only the shape of the leaves but also recreates the detail of each…
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  The smallest of tokens…

  1820s steel engraving was used almost comprehensively, showcasing the latest printing technique of the day…