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4 de may. de 2017 · British journalist Philip Morton Shand was first to use the term to describe and underline the simple elegance of this golden decade. Refined pieces of furniture, simple lines enhanced by exquisite details and ancient motifs, all hand-made with extraordinary craftsmanship.
Alborz Dianat studied architectural history at the University of Edinburgh. The topic of his MScR dissertation the making of Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Modernist history led to — — his discov-ery of the P. Morton Shand collection. A recipient of the SAHGB’s Graham Child scholarship, he will commence a PhD at the University of Edinburgh ...
Primeros años. Shand nació en el seno de una familia acaudalada de Londres cuyos ancestros habían emigrado a dicha ciudad desde Escocia. [2] Es el hijo de Philip Morton Shand (1888–1960), un escritor sobre arquitectura y crítico quien fue un amigo cercano de Walter Gropius y Le Corbusier y cuya compañía, Finmar, importaba muebles de Alvar Aalto a Reino Unido.
Philip Morton Shand was born on monthday 1888, in birth place, to Alexander Faulkner Shand, MA LLD and Augusta Mary Shand, MA LLD (born Coates). Philip married Edith Marguerite Margot Shand (born Harrington). Edith was born on monthday 1893, in birth place. They had one son: Bruce Middleton Hope Shand.
Philip Morton Shand (21 January 1888 – 30 April 1960), known as P. Morton Shand, was a British journalist, architecture critic (an early proponent of modernism), wine and food writer, entrepreneur and pomologist^^.
Within the context of Modern architectural history the position of Philip Morton Shand (1888 - 1960) as a key figure in its dissemination has been historically understated. Although not a designer, his role as architectural critic and writer in conjunction with the breadth of his international contacts enabled him to bridge a gap between continental Europe and England.
Edith Marguerite Tippet (née Harrington, previously Shand; 14 June 1893 – 3 January 1981), sometimes known as Margot, was the first wife of the English journalist Philip Morton Shand and through her only child, Bruce, was the paternal grandmother of Queen Camilla.
