Utility furniture scheme (WWII)
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:government_agency
|
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Board_of_Trade
|
| gptkbp:context |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:endDate |
1952
|
| gptkbp:features |
rationed distribution
standardized designs use of limited materials |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Utility furniture scheme (WWII)
|
| gptkbp:implementedIn |
gptkb:United_Kingdom_government
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced postwar British furniture design
|
| gptkbp:material |
wood
beech plywood |
| gptkbp:notableDesigner |
gptkb:Gordon_Russell
Ernest Race |
| gptkbp:purpose |
to provide affordable furniture during wartime shortages
|
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Utility clothing scheme
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
postwar furniture industry liberalization
|
| gptkbp:restrictedItems |
luxury items
upholstered furniture |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1942
|
| gptkbp:targetAudience |
newlyweds
people who lost homes in bombing |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Gordon_Russell_Ltd
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|