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Design & shopping: Laid-back and papered: the new suburban chic Lloyd Loom - that quintessentially Eighties fabric used for straight- backed verandah chairs and laundry baskets - is hitting the comeback trail.
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LLOYD LOOM - not a brand but a fabric with a charmingly
alliterative nickname, made of twisted paper and wire - hasn't been
taken seriously since, ooh, the Eighties. It's hardly surprising:
that decade - think TV series Jewel in the Crown - revered colonial
grandeur, but who today feels nostalgia for the Raj - let alone for
Lloyd Loom's other natural habitat: Thirties suburbia?
In view of this, its two British manufacturers, Gloucestershire-
based firm W Lusty & Sons and Lloyd Loom of...
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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Design: Fruit of the Loom
The Independent - London
; After nearly a century in production, Lloyd Loom furniture has come to symbolise a kind of old-world comfort and charm. Now two British manufacturers and a team of hot-shot designers are bringing it bang up to date Twentieth-century furniture design was a pretty sexy business. Full of the
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Looming on the horizon
The Independent - London
; People have always known Lloyd Loom, even if they haven't known what it is," says David Breese, the managing director and founder of Lloyd Loom of Spalding. "If you say to nine of out 10 people, do you remember, in your parents' house, the gold corner linen basket in the bedroom or the bathroom,
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Your Money: TREASURE HUNTERS; TV's JAMES BREESE on the amazing world of antiques and collectables.(Features)
Sunday Mirror (London, England)
; Byline: JAMES BREESE QI HAVE a powder compact that belonged to my mother. It has musical instruments engraved on the lid and is marked Stratton. It still has some powder and a small pad in it. Is it worth anything? - Gillian Cooke, Banbury. AHUNDREDS of compacts with different designs were made by
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Lounge about
The Press
; This summer, take a leaf out of the Dedon book. The German company produces a range of high-quality, woven outdoor furniture that includes the Leaf lounger. Available in a one-person or two-person version, the Leaf offers a relaxing place to while away the time. It has an integrated foam- rubber
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Design Doctor: Donna Hardie answers your DIY questions.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England)
; RARE LOOM.. Q WHERE can I buy traditional Lloyd Loom chairs for our new conservatory? A LLOYD Loom has never really gone out of fashion since its hey day in the 1920s. Royal Arrow (0171 938 2000) can supply British-made Lloyd Loom chairs in green or honey shades for your conservatory. If you want
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