• British Interior Design Since 1925

After the First World War, Interior Design emerged in Britain as a distinctive profession, one that used fresh eyes and imagination to transform edifices old and new into environments that satisfied aesthetic appetites and enhanced the experiences of those who used them. Join Bruce Peter as he discusses rapid changes in popular taste, from Art Deco to Modernism, Romance to hi tech, Minimalism to Maximalism and the role individual designers, magazines, retailers (including IKEA), DIY and technology have played in shaping our commercial and domestic spaces. 

The event includes entry to IKEA: Magical Patterns before the talk from 4.30pm, and will be followed by a drinks reception in the Dovecot Cafe to mark the launch of the new book British Interior Design since 1925 by Bruce Peter and Drew Plunkett (2025, Lund Humphries). 

 

Tickets £15

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Monday 1 July – Friday 17 July: 9.30am–3pm

Saturday: 10am–4pm

 

Gallery & Shop

Monday–Saturday: 10am–5pm

*Please note our gallery is currently closed due to exhibition installation for Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop.

Tapestry Studio Viewing Balcony

Monday–Friday: 12pm–3pm

Saturday: 10am–5pm

 

Festival Sunday Openings

We will also be open on Sundays 9, 16, 23 and 30 August as part of the festival.

Sunday opening hours:
Dovecot Studios: 10am–5pm
Dovecot Studios Café: 10am–4pm
Tapestry Studio Viewing Balcony: 10am–5pm