ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Michael Hodgson (Mick to many) was born and raised in London after World War II. He was lucky to have parents who embraced good design. As part of the postwar generation of newly married couples living in London as it rebuilt itself, there was a positive feeling that welcomed the new and the fresh. His father drove one of the first Mini Minors, after owning several classic Lancia Aurelias.
Michael attended Brighton College of Art where he was influenced by Penny Sparke’s inspiring design history classes and introduced to the designers, photographers, and artists featured in books that had been in his parent’s flat or outside on the streets of London. Cushions covered in fabrics designed by Robin and Lucienne Day, Reynolds Stone’s ...
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