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Betty Joel: Glamour and Innovation in 1930s design
Betty Joel: Glamour and Innovation in 1930s design
Betty Joel, born Mary Stewart Lockhart, ran a furniture making and design business. At its peak, in the 1920s and 30s, Betty Joel Ltd employed 50 craftsmen and had showrooms in Knightsbridge. With no formal training, she created, through a flair for branding and marketing, the leading furnishing company of the day in London. The talk explores her early life and marriage to David Joel, exhibitions, and projects. Her clients included royalty, high society, politicians, banks, hotels (such as the Savoy in London) as well as film companies and theatres. With rare access to three surviving schemes, the style and glamour of 1930s‘ design is brought to life and retells the story of a determined woman in a world still run by men.
Lecturer: Clive Stewart-Lockhart
Clive studied on the Sotheby’s Works of Art course and has been working in the fine art world for 50 years. Now an independent art advisor, Clive was, until recently, a Director of Woolley and Wallis, one of the UK’s leading regional firm of auctioneers, in Salisbury, and was a specialist on the BBC Antiques Roadshow for 25 years between 1991 and 2016. Has also lectured on cruise ships as well as for many other groups, and recently published a major article in the Journal of the Furniture History Society on Betty Joel. Clive is a Founder Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Arts Scholars.
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