{"id":923,"date":"2015-11-14T10:08:09","date_gmt":"2015-11-14T10:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/?p=923"},"modified":"2018-03-15T14:26:06","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T14:26:06","slug":"remembering-ambrose-heal-at-the-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/remembering-ambrose-heal-at-the-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Ambrose Heal at the V&#038;A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ambroseva.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ambroseva.jpg\" alt=\"Ambrose Heal at Victoria and Albert Museum\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ambroseva.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/ambroseva-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The figurehead of British modernism, Sir Ambrose Heal has had a lasting impact on both Heal\u2019s and the design community at large. In a special talk at the esteemed V&amp;A museum, his grandson the writer Oliver Heal will be exploring the life and work of Ambrose Heal from his pioneering Arts &amp; Crafts furniture to his pivotal role in founding the UK Design Council.<\/p>\n<p>During his time as director at Heal\u2019s, Ambrose brought well designed <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/furniture.html\">contemporary\u00a0furniture<\/a><\/span> to the masses. Not only did he introduce London\u2019s homes to the Art Deco and Modernist movements but was also the first in Britain to exhibit works by Picasso and Modigliani at Heal\u2019s infamous <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/the-mansard-gallery\/\">Mansard gallery<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>With such a rich history to choose from this talk promises to be a fascinating and insightful evening. Visit the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><a style=\"color: #ff6600;\" href=\"https:\/\/shop.vam.ac.uk\/whatson\" target=\"_blank\">V&amp;A\u2019s events page<\/a><\/span> to book your tickets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Tuesday 17<sup>th<\/sup> November 2015, 18:30 \u2013 20:00<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: The Lydia &amp; Manfred Gorvy Lecture Theatre, V&amp;A Museum<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Discover more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/heritage\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">our heritage<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The figurehead of British modernism, Sir Ambrose Heal has had a lasting impact on both Heal\u2019s and the design community at large. 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