Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher XMAS NR Vassal State lays bare the

Vassal State lays bare the extent to which US corporations own and control Britain’s economy: how American business chiefs decide what we’re paid

the author looks at the intimate relationship between water and DNA

this beautiful book explores the horticultural history and floral folklore of some of the nation’s favourite flowers

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The manager demanding each waitress adopt a quirky persona

Gerald Summers & Marjorie Butcher XMAS NR Vassal State lays bare theInside the interwar British design store that pioneered midcentury modern plywood furniture It was simple furniture and we were makers of it. In 1931, the English designer Gerald Summers (18991967) and his partner, Marjorie Butcher (190996), opened their London shop Makers of Simple Furniture. A small company, they produced made to order furniture. Until the firms closing in 1940, Makers of Simple Furniture produced hundreds of ingenious furniture