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Joel, Betty [1894-1985. UK. Furniture/Textile/Interior Designer]
Joel, Betty [1894-1985. UK. Furniture/Textile/Interior Designer]
Betty Joel was born Mary Stewart Lockhart [1] in Hong Kong, on 7 June 1894 and w… subscribers only
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Bibliography
1. Anscombe, Isabelle. A woman's touch: women in design from 1860 to the present day. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1985
2. Bayer, Patricia. Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s. London: Thames & Hudson, 1930
3. Betty Joel: from Arts & Crafts to Modernism, a selling exhibition. London: The Millinery Works Ltd., 2007
4. Boumphrey, Geoffrey. ‘The designers: 5. Betty Joel’ Architectural Review vol. 78, 1935 pp. 276-277
5. British Carpets and Designs: the Modernist Rug 1928-1938. Brighton: Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, 1975 [Exhibition catalogue]
6. Carrington, Noel. Design and Decoration in the Home. London: Country Life, 1938
7. Carrington, Noel. Design in the Home. London: Country Life, 1933
8. Decorative Art 1927 London: The Studio, 1927 pp. 98, 109
9. Decorative Art 1930 London: The Studio, 1930 pp. 86, 87, 95
10. Decorative Art 1931 London: The Studio, 1931 p. 58
11. Decorative Art 1932 London: The Studio, 1932 p. 30
12. Decorative Art 1933 London: The Studio, 1933 p.68
13. Decorative Art 1934 London: The Studio, 1934 pp. 54, 126
14. Decorative Art 1935 London: The Studio, 1935 p. 62
15. Decorative Art 1936 London: The Studio, 1936 p. 88
16. Decorative Art 1937 London: The Studio, 1937 pp. 15, 60, 87, 88, 92
17. Decorative Art 1938 London: The Studio, 1938 pp. 59, 61 78, 130, 133
18. Decorative Art 1939 London: The Studio, 1939 pp. 55, 73, 82, 110
19. Decorative Art 1940 London: The Studio, 1940 pp. 55, 79
20. Exton, E. and Littman, Frederick H. Modern Furniture. London: Boriswood, 1936 pp. 18, 21
21. Fiell, Charlotte and Fiell, Clementine. Women in Design: from Aino Aalto to Eva Zeisel. London: Laurence King, 2022
22. Foulk, Raymond and Lewis, Jenny. Betty Joel - Celtic spirit from the Orient. Oxford, England: Foulk Lewis Collection, 1996
23. Gray, Sara. British Women artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1,000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Oakamoor: Dark River, 2019
24. Hooper, Rodney. Woodcraft in Design and Practice. London: Batsford, 2nd edition, 1947-48 plates 20-21
25. Houliston, Laura. ‘T’he value of good design’: Alister Maynard’s furniture at Eltham Palace’. Furniture History vol. 52, 2016 pp. 215-232
26. Joel, Betty. ‘A house and a home’ in The Conquest of Ugliness, edited by de la Valette. London: Methuen, 1935 pp.87-97
27. Joel, Betty. ‘Antiques and the modern setting’ The Studio vol. 109, 1935 pp. 302-309
28. Joel, Betty. ‘At last a modern period’. Colour December 1929 pp. 23-24
29. Joel, Betty. ‘Space saving in a small flat. The Studio vol. 111, 1936 pp. 89-90
30. Joel, Betty. ‘The coming of the modern flat’ The Art Centre Gazette vol. 1, no. 1, March 1936 pp. 5-6
31. Joel, David. Furniture Design Set Free. The British furniture revolution, 1851 to the Present Day. London: Dent & Sons Ltd., 1969 [Revised edition of The Adventure of British Furniture 1851-1951 (1953)]
32. Patmore, Derek. Colour Schemes for the Modern Home. London: The Studio, 1933 plates 8, 16
33. Patmore, Derek. Decoraration for the Small Home. London: Putnam, 1938 plates 17, 21, 29, 31, 34, 63, 64
34. Patmore, Derek. ‘British interior architects of Today. 6: Betty Joel’. The Studio vol. 104, 1932 pp. 276-277
35. Patmore, Derek. ‘British interior architects of today’. The Studio vol. 104, November 1932 pp. 276-277
36. Pevsner, Nikolaus. An Inquiry into Industrial Art in England. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1937 p. 29
37. Stewart-Lockhart, Clive. Betty Joel: Furniture Maker, Designer and Businesswoman in 1920s and '30s Britain. Token Press, 2025
38. Stewart-Lockhart, Clive. ‘Betty Joel’. The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present no. 37, 2013 pp.10-29
39. Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art 1924 London: The Studio, 1924 p. 106
40. Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art 1925 London: The Studio, 1924 p. 102
41. Thirties: British Art and Design before the War. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1979 [Catalogue of an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, 25 October-13 January 1979]
42. West, Janice. ‘Joel, Betty’ in Encyclopedia of Interior Design. Volume 1 A-L. Edited by Joanna Banham. London and Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997 pp. 657-659
43. Wilk, Christopher. ‘Who was Betty Joel?’ Apollo vol. 142, no. 401, July 1995 pp. 7-11
44. Worden, Suzette and Seddon, Jill. ‘Women Designers in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s: Defining the Professional and Redefining Design’. Journal of Design History vol. 8, no. 3, 1995, pp. 177-193
45. [Reply with rejoinder to article ‘Decoration: the designers’ by Geoffrey Boumphrey]. Architectural Review vol. 79, January 1936 pp. 49-50
46. ‘A dining table by Betty Joel in cherry mahogany carved ends’ Design for Today vol. 4, March 1936 p. 109
47. ‘An extending table by Betty Joel’. Design for Today vol. 4, September 1935 p. 369
48. ‘Antique in modern setting’ The Studio vol. 109, June 1935 pp. 302-311
49. ‘At last a modern period’. Colour vol. 2, December 1929 pp. 23-24
50. ‘Piece from Betty Joel Ltd.’ Design for Today vol. 3, August 1935 p. 331
51. ‘Space saving in a modern flat’ The Studio vol. 112, August 1936 pp. 89-90
1. Anscombe, Isabelle. A woman's touch: women in design from 1860 to the present day. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1985
2. Bayer, Patricia. Art Deco Interiors: Decoration and Design Classics of the 1920s and 1930s. London: Thames & Hudson, 1930
3. Betty Joel: from Arts & Crafts to Modernism, a selling exhibition. London: The Millinery Works Ltd., 2007
4. Boumphrey, Geoffrey. ‘The designers: 5. Betty Joel’ Architectural Review vol. 78, 1935 pp. 276-277
5. British Carpets and Designs: the Modernist Rug 1928-1938. Brighton: Royal Pavilion, Art Gallery and Museums, 1975 [Exhibition catalogue]
6. Carrington, Noel. Design and Decoration in the Home. London: Country Life, 1938
7. Carrington, Noel. Design in the Home. London: Country Life, 1933
8. Decorative Art 1927 London: The Studio, 1927 pp. 98, 109
9. Decorative Art 1930 London: The Studio, 1930 pp. 86, 87, 95
10. Decorative Art 1931 London: The Studio, 1931 p. 58
11. Decorative Art 1932 London: The Studio, 1932 p. 30
12. Decorative Art 1933 London: The Studio, 1933 p.68
13. Decorative Art 1934 London: The Studio, 1934 pp. 54, 126
14. Decorative Art 1935 London: The Studio, 1935 p. 62
15. Decorative Art 1936 London: The Studio, 1936 p. 88
16. Decorative Art 1937 London: The Studio, 1937 pp. 15, 60, 87, 88, 92
17. Decorative Art 1938 London: The Studio, 1938 pp. 59, 61 78, 130, 133
18. Decorative Art 1939 London: The Studio, 1939 pp. 55, 73, 82, 110
19. Decorative Art 1940 London: The Studio, 1940 pp. 55, 79
20. Exton, E. and Littman, Frederick H. Modern Furniture. London: Boriswood, 1936 pp. 18, 21
21. Fiell, Charlotte and Fiell, Clementine. Women in Design: from Aino Aalto to Eva Zeisel. London: Laurence King, 2022
22. Foulk, Raymond and Lewis, Jenny. Betty Joel - Celtic spirit from the Orient. Oxford, England: Foulk Lewis Collection, 1996
23. Gray, Sara. British Women artists. A Biographical Dictionary of 1,000 Women Artists in the British Decorative Arts. Oakamoor: Dark River, 2019
24. Hooper, Rodney. Woodcraft in Design and Practice. London: Batsford, 2nd edition, 1947-48 plates 20-21
25. Houliston, Laura. ‘T’he value of good design’: Alister Maynard’s furniture at Eltham Palace’. Furniture History vol. 52, 2016 pp. 215-232
26. Joel, Betty. ‘A house and a home’ in The Conquest of Ugliness, edited by de la Valette. London: Methuen, 1935 pp.87-97
27. Joel, Betty. ‘Antiques and the modern setting’ The Studio vol. 109, 1935 pp. 302-309
28. Joel, Betty. ‘At last a modern period’. Colour December 1929 pp. 23-24
29. Joel, Betty. ‘Space saving in a small flat. The Studio vol. 111, 1936 pp. 89-90
30. Joel, Betty. ‘The coming of the modern flat’ The Art Centre Gazette vol. 1, no. 1, March 1936 pp. 5-6
31. Joel, David. Furniture Design Set Free. The British furniture revolution, 1851 to the Present Day. London: Dent & Sons Ltd., 1969 [Revised edition of The Adventure of British Furniture 1851-1951 (1953)]
32. Patmore, Derek. Colour Schemes for the Modern Home. London: The Studio, 1933 plates 8, 16
33. Patmore, Derek. Decoraration for the Small Home. London: Putnam, 1938 plates 17, 21, 29, 31, 34, 63, 64
34. Patmore, Derek. ‘British interior architects of Today. 6: Betty Joel’. The Studio vol. 104, 1932 pp. 276-277
35. Patmore, Derek. ‘British interior architects of today’. The Studio vol. 104, November 1932 pp. 276-277
36. Pevsner, Nikolaus. An Inquiry into Industrial Art in England. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1937 p. 29
37. Stewart-Lockhart, Clive. Betty Joel: Furniture Maker, Designer and Businesswoman in 1920s and '30s Britain. Token Press, 2025
38. Stewart-Lockhart, Clive. ‘Betty Joel’. The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society 1850 - the Present no. 37, 2013 pp.10-29
39. Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art 1924 London: The Studio, 1924 p. 106
40. Studio Yearbook of Decorative Art 1925 London: The Studio, 1924 p. 102
41. Thirties: British Art and Design before the War. London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1979 [Catalogue of an exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, 25 October-13 January 1979]
42. West, Janice. ‘Joel, Betty’ in Encyclopedia of Interior Design. Volume 1 A-L. Edited by Joanna Banham. London and Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 1997 pp. 657-659
43. Wilk, Christopher. ‘Who was Betty Joel?’ Apollo vol. 142, no. 401, July 1995 pp. 7-11
44. Worden, Suzette and Seddon, Jill. ‘Women Designers in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s: Defining the Professional and Redefining Design’. Journal of Design History vol. 8, no. 3, 1995, pp. 177-193
45. [Reply with rejoinder to article ‘Decoration: the designers’ by Geoffrey Boumphrey]. Architectural Review vol. 79, January 1936 pp. 49-50
46. ‘A dining table by Betty Joel in cherry mahogany carved ends’ Design for Today vol. 4, March 1936 p. 109
47. ‘An extending table by Betty Joel’. Design for Today vol. 4, September 1935 p. 369
48. ‘Antique in modern setting’ The Studio vol. 109, June 1935 pp. 302-311
49. ‘At last a modern period’. Colour vol. 2, December 1929 pp. 23-24
50. ‘Piece from Betty Joel Ltd.’ Design for Today vol. 3, August 1935 p. 331
51. ‘Space saving in a modern flat’ The Studio vol. 112, August 1936 pp. 89-90
Weblinks
artnet
British and Irish Furniture Makers Online. The Furniture History Society. Joel, Betty Ltd (1920-1945)
dezeen. Nine designs by Britain's forgotten queen of art deco
facebook. London-based art deco furniture designer and entrepreneur story
Grokipedia
Jill Seddon. Betty Joel. née Mary Stewart Lockhart]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [Subscription service]
John Bailey. Betty Joel [née Lockhart] Oxford Grove Art Online [Subscription service]
National Portrait Gallery, London
Portsmouth Art Gallery and Art Gallery. Finding Betty Joel and her Portsmouth craftsmen
The London Archives. The London Years of Designer Betty Joel
University of Portsmouth. Uncovering the history of Hampshire-based design icon Betty Joel
Victoria & Albert Museum
Wikipedia
Women Who Meant Business. Betty Joel
Women’s History Network. Finding Betty Joel: Uncovering the hidden histories of interwar design, making and style – PhD opportunity
artnet
British and Irish Furniture Makers Online. The Furniture History Society. Joel, Betty Ltd (1920-1945)
dezeen. Nine designs by Britain's forgotten queen of art deco
facebook. London-based art deco furniture designer and entrepreneur story
Grokipedia
Jill Seddon. Betty Joel. née Mary Stewart Lockhart]. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography [Subscription service]
John Bailey. Betty Joel [née Lockhart] Oxford Grove Art Online [Subscription service]
National Portrait Gallery, London
Portsmouth Art Gallery and Art Gallery. Finding Betty Joel and her Portsmouth craftsmen
The London Archives. The London Years of Designer Betty Joel
University of Portsmouth. Uncovering the history of Hampshire-based design icon Betty Joel
Victoria & Albert Museum
Wikipedia
Women Who Meant Business. Betty Joel
Women’s History Network. Finding Betty Joel: Uncovering the hidden histories of interwar design, making and style – PhD opportunity