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Betty Joel Glamour and Innovation in 1930’s Interior Design by Clive Stewart-Lockhart
Born in Hong Kong in 1894, Betty, the daughter of the Colonial Secretary, went on to run one of the leading furniture and interior design companies in the inter war years in London. Her list of clients and contacts was incredible, from The Queen Mother, Lord Mountbatten, and Sir Winston Churchill to eminent surgeons, hotels and factories, as well as taking in visits to Paris where she met Gertrude Stein, Picasso’s great friend and collector. The talk discusses her life and work, and focuses on the few remarkable survivals in London, Nottingham and Harrogate.
