The 1950's design

free world
colour
cars
1950's Russian car

1950s british design
kitchen
 housing
 lifes
utilities

1940s' war in Britain , throughout war trade routes were cut off,
what happened in Britain in war? rations- making food last,because trade roués were cut off
rationing finished?
because of ration it wasn't just food so design slowed down a little.
restrictions on metal and had to buy whitwear.-utility wear
ship ceramics to America decorate export wear not home wear.

1952 7 years after war finished still rasioned

after rasions every one goes mad after being starved of things so crave colour ect

Festival of Britain 1951
research into this,logo

to give the British a feeling of recovery in the aftermath of war and to promote the British contribution to science, technology, industrial design, architecture and the arts

1950's Britain.
bombs
attacked culture-cathedrals bombed
loose a lot of houses,
1950 buildings,flats tarraced houses, toilets outside.

pre-war experience
housewives
start fire first thing
cooking
then boil water
wash
cook again.

appliances in the post-war
both men and women could go to work.
electricity into the home
washing machine
afford it as both working so more money

coronation

furniture
fabrics
ceramics
plastics