, and metals. But what these female designers have in common is an ability to infuse pragmatism with beauty, to decorate not for cosmetic effect but rather to integrate or elicit beauty as an integral part of the work.
Three objects by Merry Renck that are part of the exhibition. From left, model for crown in brass, c. 1960s; unique object in torch-cut sheet bronze coloured blue with ammonia that became oxidised bronze; and unique hanging sculpture in hammered and soldered copper wire with balled tips, 1976