the fundamental character, and ought to change the appearance and message, of the buildings of today. I am persuaded that the architect has the opportunity to assume a hegemony in the arts. Has he the education and the courage to achieve it?
(The tendency to encourage the development of a higher artistic standard in the design of industrial products is just as marked in this country today as it is in the various countries of Europe. The aforegoing article by Sir Lawrence Weaver indicates the active part English architects are taking in the design of products in common use, and it is hoped to present in early issues of THE AMERICAN ARCHITECT articles by other men which will show just what architects in other countries have done along similar lines. — THE Editors. )
GARDEN SEAT DESIGNED BY CLOUGH WILLIAMS-ELLIS
IF IT IS FAIR TO SAY THAT THE GARDEN IS A MIDDLE WORLD BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND THE WILD, GARDEN FURNITURE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING OF THE REFINE­ MENT WHICH BELONGS TO INDOOR FURNITURE AND SOMETHING OF THE STRENGTH AND SIMPLICITY WHICH WE LOOK FOR IN OUTDOOR THINGS
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DINING ROOM SIDEBOARD DESIGNED BY THE LATE ERNEST GIMSON
THE DESIGNER SET UP A WORKSHOP WHERE HE PRODUCED A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FURNITURE, METAL AND PLASTEF WORK WHICH CARRIED ON THE WILLIAM MORRIS TRADITION