MEMORIES OF GORDON RUSSELL
Kate Baynes, Gordon Russell’s daughter, shares her reminiscences of her father, his love of stone-walling and his garden at Kingcombe. Whilst Keith Grant, one of Russell’s successors as head of the Design Council, and Ray Leigh contribute their own particular memories.
THE CROMWELL ROOM
An historic film made in 1966 in which Gordon Russell talks about writing his autobiography; the progression of furniture making in Broadway from hand to machine production; the importance of craftsmanship in mass production; the importance of his background at the Lygon; the proven longevity of some of his early designs; some contemporary commissions, the importance of training local apprentices; and an overall improvement in furniture design during his working lifetime.