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Reminiscences of John Brandon-Jones

John Brandon-Jones was born in Hendon in 1908 and was christened by the Reverend Charles Voysey, C.F.A. Voysey's father. At the age of 18, he was apprenticed to the architect Oswald Milne (former assistant to Edwin Lutyens), and in 1929 attended the Architectural Association School of Architecture. In 1933, he joined the partnership of Charles Cowles-Voysey (the son of C.F.A. Voysey) as an assistant and later a partner. In 1955 Cowles-Voysey retired and Brandon-Jones and the other partners inherited the firm. He helped to found The Victorian Society in 1958 and was Master of the Art Workers' Guild in 1967. He died in London on 1st May 1999.

Brandon-Jones wrote a number of books and articles about C.F.A. Voysey, which are listed in our bibliography. His extensive collection of Voysey material is now held principally by the RIBA and the Victoria & Albert Museum.

The British Library sounds archive has a series of nineteen recordings of Brandon-Jones reminiscing about his life. Key sections regarding C.F.A. Voysey are:

• Part 1: "... remarks on Edwin Lutyens, Philip Webb, William Butterfield and C.F.A. Voysey".
• Part 2: "... remarks on Richardson, Geoffrey Jellicoe and Voysey".
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Charles Voysey was one of the most original and influential architects and designers of all forms of decorative art working at the end of the 19th century. In 1882 he set up his own architecture practice and from the late 1880s started to design repeating patterns for wallpaper, woven and printed textiles and carpets.

Voysey's most interesting designs date from this time and show the influence of William Morris's principles of pattern design and use of plant forms and animals as standard motifs. Voysey's textiles are dominated by flowing patterns incorporating birds, deer, hearts, flowers and trees in silhouette. He sold his work to manufacturers such as G. P. & J. Baker, Thomas Wardle and Alexander Morton, and many of his designs were sold through Liberty in London. Voysey's work was well known in continental Europe, and though popular with French Art Nouveau designers, his influence was felt more dramatically by the founders of the Modern movement.

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Title	Owl (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Jacquard-woven wool tissue
Brief description	Furnishing fabric 'Owl' of Jacquard-woven wool tissue, designed by C. F. A. Voysey, made by Alexander Morton & Co., Darvel, Scotland, 1898
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