The Modern Bathroom
Now on display
Early 20th century baths, basins and toilets were traditionally finished in ‘hygienic’ white, but the new ‘moderne’ style of the 1930s featured colour enamelling of bathroom fixtures and fittings.
By the 1950s, industrial innovation had met post war optimism, and the explosion of colour co-ordinated bathroom tiles, suites and accessories on offer reflected a bright and prosperous new consumer age.
View of bathroom, 3 Stanley St, Tempe, NSW. Built 1937.
Cover of trade catalogue by Metters Ltd, Sydney, circa 1940. For more information about this item see our Library Catalogue
Trade catalogue by Metters Ltd, Sydney, circa 1940. For more information about this item see out Library Catalogue.
Model/sample of partitioned bathroom fitted with toilet, vanity, light and bath/shower, circa 1950.
Detail of the bathroom at Gordon Crescent, Denistone. Built circa 1941. This property also features in Recorded For The Future, which documents historic homes in NSW.
Trade catalogue for "Modern Bathroom Designs" for H & R Johnson Ltd, Sydney, 1934. For more information about this item see our Library Catalogue.