Nathan 50's Furniture Catalogue

Nathan furniture comes up regularly in auctions and on ebay, some of the later pieces have fallen out of favour a little, notably the 70's/80's squared door pieces and the numerous highboards and shelving units.

Some of their items though, the 'Circles' sideboard for example, are absolute classics, and take a look at this catalogue, proving that Nathan were once pretty forward thinking, especially in the areas of sideboard and leg design. These designs obviously owe something to G-Plans ebonised legged Tola range, but lovely nonetheless.

Dating from the late 1950's, possibly early 1960's, the colours and drawings have aged particularly well, if it helps you identify a particular piece, all the better.

Get in touch if you have something similar to sell and, for more mid-century gems, have a look at Space Harrogate and Space Vintage Home 

Original 1950's First G-Plan Catalogue

We've come across a bit of G-plan history that we'd love to share, it's what seems to be the very first G-plan catalogue. 
E. Gomme had been making furniture in High Wycome for over 50 years before launching the revolutionary and hugely successful G-plan range in the early 1950's.
There is a great archive of Gomme history HERE but they don't seem to have this particular brochure. 
Of interest is that although the furniture featured here is of G-plans initial 'Brandon' range. Neither Brandon nor it's designer V.B. Wilkins is mentioned anywhere in the brochure, despite the archive clearly having the same items, even the same images advertised as Brandon. Logic would say that Gomme decided to brand the range AFTER this particular brochure was produced.
As the blurb in the brochure is introducing G-plan as an entirely new idea, it would make sense.
Here at Space Harrogate we generally have a dozen G-plan pieces in stock at any one time, including items from this range, I've linked a few Brandon pieces currently in stock towards the end.
                                  We hope this proves useful, enjoy......

And here's some examples you can buy today
A dining room sideboard with a gorgeous 'nut-brown' patina from Page 13. 
G-Plan Brandon Sideboard

 and a G-Plan Brandon Chest of Drawers with Bureau Secretaire from Page 5