UK EVENT
Thu 20 Jul 2023
First, we will see an important Voysey house of 1903, with its original oak panelling, fireplaces and staircase. We will then visit a private collection of Secession ware (produced by Minton),...
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Fri 14 Jul 2023
The DAS has been invited for a special tour of Ascott House, and in particular over 100 objects from Victoria, Lady de Rothschild’s contemporary craft collection which will be on view prior to...
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Wed 28 Jun 2023
DAS members will have a private view with our Chairman, Martin Levy, of this outstanding collection of furniture, sculpture, pictures and other works of art reflecting the Wainwrights’ collecting...
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Sat 03 Jun 2023
A visit to a private collection in a late-Victorian house with a substantial collection of Moyr Smith ceramics, watercolours, posters and rare books. There is a specialism in Oscar Wilde and his...
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Wed 24 May 2023
Dr Rory O’Donnell FSA, a published expert on Catholic church architecture, will lead this visit to Westminster Cathedral (1895–1910), the masterwork of the architect J.F. Bentley, in his...
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FOREIGN STUDY TOUR
Thu 11 May 2023
Focused on the Secession movement and covering virtually all the sites worth visiting in this period, this exclusive 6-day tour of `post-1850’ Vienna and immediate surroundings will also cover a...
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Wed 26 Apr 2023
An opportunity has arisen to visit ‘Styled by Design’, an exhibition of 20th Century modernist textiles including those by Henry Moore (‘Two Standing Figures’), Barbara Hepworth, Pablo Picasso,...
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Sat 22 Apr 2023
A visit to see one of the finest examples of a Grade II-listed 1920s house, built as an Arts & Crafts Norfolk vernacular flint and pantile cottage, and designed by the prolific local architect...
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ZOOM LECTURE
Sun 16 Apr 2023
Zoom lecture by Annette Carruthers, at 6.00 pm (London). In advance of the DAS visit to the Gloucestershire Guild’s `Crafts Alive’ event at Rodmarton Manor on 14 September 2023, this talk will...
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Fri 31 Mar 2023
This visit has been arranged to see the work of Collinson & Lock at the Royal Society and will be accompanied by Professor Clive Edwards. The firm undertook decoration of 6 Carlton House Terrace...
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