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Design

1934 (made)
Artist/Maker
Office of Raymond McGrath (designed by)

Design for a radio cabinet by the Office of Raymond McGrath. 1934.

Object details

Category
Designs
Object type
Design
Brief description
Design for a radio cabinet by the Office of Raymond McGrath. 1934.
Gallery label
Office of Raymond McGrath (1903-1977)
Design for a radio cabinet
British, 1934
Pencil and pen and ink
on printed tracing paper

McGrath studied architecture in Sydney and at
Cambridge. He and Wells Coates were employed
in the early 1930s on a series of very Modern
interiors for Broadcasting House, London and
both designed radio cases for Ekco. In 1932
Coates won an Ekco competition with a circular
design, based on the shape of the loudspeaker.

Circ. 555-1974
Associations
Office of Raymond McGrath
Raymond McGrath
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
CIRC.555-1974

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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