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Saturday, 22 January 2011

The New Festival of Britain




Exciting news, people. To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain the Southbank Centre is throwing a big party in July (29th- 31st). That's Not My Age is thrilled to hear that amongst the celebrations - including afternoon tea with Heston Blumenthal - the Vintage Festival is coming to town. This is the shindig organised by Wayne Hemingway, we missed last year's bash at Goodwood but as the Royal Festival Hall is the Blog Widower's favourite London building and it's just down the road from That's Not My Age Mansions, this summer we'll be paying Vintage a visit.

Here are some photos of vintage-lovers at Goodwood:






And here's some wallpaper designed by Robert Sevant for the Festival of Britain Group:



I do love a fifties print, this furnishing fabric is Lucienne Day for Heals (1951):



This Ernest Race Antelope chair was featured at the Festival of Britain, if only we had room for more furniture...




As Wayne Hemingway says, 'At a time when we need some good news, this is a good news event.'




Royal Festival Hall print by Paul Catherall
Vintage-lovers: vintagegoodwood.com
Fifties prints: V&A
Antelope chair: Race Furniture
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17 comments:

  1. Sharon 22 January 2011 at 12:14

    Hi there-sounds like a must do event, thanks for letting us know!! Have a lovely weekend my dear!!

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  2. Vix22 January 2011 at 15:52

    That looks fantastic. I loved the Festival of Britain designs especially the Lucienne Day fabrics. xxx
    PS Most of our chazza shops are all George at Asda and Primark, I get all these goodies saved as noone else in my town wants "old-fashioned" stuff...bloody freaks.

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  3. fabriquefantastique22 January 2011 at 16:42

    How I would love to stumble upon some Lucienne Day fabric

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  4. Young at Heart22 January 2011 at 19:53

    how utterly brilliant.......something to look forward to!!

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  5. Anonymous23 January 2011 at 04:29

    Oh, wish I could GO to this event.

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  6. Make Do Style23 January 2011 at 15:39

    Oh yes this is a good news event. My dad loved the Festival of Britain, I don't think he went but I must ask him. The festival hall is one of my favs I even had my garduation ceremony there which was wonderful as was the Skylon feast afterwards! This will be wonderful xx

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  7. Make Do Style23 January 2011 at 15:40

    Oh no just realised I'm on hols then in Venice - argh!!

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  9. Veshoevius23 January 2011 at 21:17

    oooh! Very interesting - I missed the festival this summer so I might have to pop along to this.

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  10. Christina @ Fashion's Most Wanted24 January 2011 at 08:00

    Love the Lucienne Day fabric and tea with Heston sounds like fun too.

    I hope you've had a good weekend xx

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  11. Lara24 January 2011 at 21:57

    Oh how I want to go to this!

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  12. angela24 January 2011 at 22:01

    Excellent news!

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  13. Anonymous25 January 2011 at 11:47

    the print are fantastic!

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  14. Anonymous25 January 2011 at 11:47

    the prints are fantastic!

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  15. coz30 January 2011 at 18:56

    I will be there - can't wait!

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  16. Anonymous19 February 2011 at 20:15

    These are amazing - Editioned, signed all for 30 quid

    They look great with my 50s styled room

    http://www.donaldshort.co.uk/index.php?id=279

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  17. PeterV13 December 2011 at 12:03

    The art work on the posters is immpeccable!

    I would like to aquire some of this work to have in my lecture room. It would go nicely with my Auditorium Seating.

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