FURNITURE OF THE FUTURE

Evening Star, Issue 21092, 3 May 1932, Page 2

FURNITURE OF THE FUTURE

STEEL JIBES AND GLASS A new Brtish enterprise has just been lauuehcl which may have farreaching diets upon the immemorial character of the English home. As a result of coaboration between British steel tube lUnufacturcrs of Great Britain, an oifanisation called Practical Equipment Ltd., with a large factory at Binning am, has just presented the first resultspf its work in modem tubeframed fuiiiture. This Briish furniture, now shown at the Londci show room, 15 Henrietta street. Wt, has been largely designed by Mr Over Bernard, and it shows considerale variety, inventiveness, and elegance if design. The steel tubing, with its iifl’eront finishes of chromium plating, ‘ellulose, or gilt, provides in many escs only the framework for wood, o upholstery of fabric or hide, or coveing of wicker, cane, or woven “ sengrfs.” These are for chairs, stools, iivans, and armchairs; while tables, ideboards, and dining tables are constnited of tubes, veneered-woods, and toS of glass. In the latter respect the talo tops of clear or coloured glass are (htichablo, and may be varied from time i time; as also all the furniture may hsily bo taken to pieces and packe into a small space, a great advantifc for hotels and restaurants. Tbi points claimed in favour of this fum (lire arc its durability and strofith, its springiness (there arc no fasti's), and that it can easily be kept deaf