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| Corner Cupboard Omega Workshops England, 1915-1917 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
Art critic and painter Roger Fry (1866-1934) founded the Omega Workshops in 1913, hoping to blur the lines between the fine and decorative arts. Under Fry’s direction, much of Omega’s furniture was painted—often in the style of British folk art, and sometimes to show an understanding of new trends in the fine arts. Fine artists, working anonymously, from the Bloombury Group were employed to decorate the pieces. Their mark was simply, the Greek letter, “Omega.”
This small triangular cabinet is indicative of Omega’s work. It was made between 1915 and 1917 for the London flat of one Lala Vandervelde, the wife of a Belgian socialist. The cupboard of simple construction is adorned with a painted tulip design. It’s possible that this was the top piece of a larger corner cabinet.
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