Brynmawr Furniture Makers Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Gwalia Works
- Matt, Paul
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Gwent, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Wooden furniture production inc upholstery, mattress, mirror, etc
Notes:
Established in early 1930s as an initiative of Society of Friends to provide employment for workers made redundant through depression in heavy industries. At Gwa Other initialtives which collectively were known as the Brynmawr Experiment, included Brynmawr Bootmakers Ltd and Bylia Works made furniture designed by Paul Matt, simple yet of quality and sometimes for prestigious customers. Always operated on small scale. Closed 1940 due to onset of war. Other initiatives, which collectively were known as the Brynmawr Experiment, included Brynmawr Bootmakers Ltd and Brynmawr & Clydach Valley Industries Ltd
Publications:
- Brynmawr Experiment, 1928-1940. Quaker values and Arts and Crafts Principles by Manasseh, Pamela
- Brynmawr Furniture Makers. A Quaker initiative, 1929-40 by Wiliam, Mary, et al
- Quaker Relief Work and the Brynmawr Experiment by Manasseh, Pamela
- The Brynmawr Experiment, 1928-33 by Hyde, G Noel
- Utopian designer. Paul Matt and the Brynmawr Experiment'. Furniture History by Smith, Roger [furniture writer]
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Gwalia Works
- Matt, Paul
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent, Gwent, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Wooden furniture production inc upholstery, mattress, mirror, etc
Notes:
Established in early 1930s as an initiative of Society of Friends to provide employment for workers made redundant through depression in heavy industries. At Gwa Other initialtives which collectively were known as the Brynmawr Experiment, included Brynmawr Bootmakers Ltd and Bylia Works made furniture designed by Paul Matt, simple yet of quality and sometimes for prestigious customers. Always operated on small scale. Closed 1940 due to onset of war. Other initiatives, which collectively were known as the Brynmawr Experiment, included Brynmawr Bootmakers Ltd and Brynmawr & Clydach Valley Industries LtdPublications:
- Brynmawr Experiment, 1928-1940. Quaker values and Arts and Crafts Principles by Manasseh, Pamela
- Brynmawr Furniture Makers. A Quaker initiative, 1929-40 by Wiliam, Mary, et al
- Quaker Relief Work and the Brynmawr Experiment by Manasseh, Pamela
- The Brynmawr Experiment, 1928-33 by Hyde, G Noel
- Utopian designer. Paul Matt and the Brynmawr Experiment'. Furniture History by Smith, Roger [furniture writer]