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The adventures of Anna and Tom, a pair of newly-weds who are unpacking their wedding presents and thinking about furnishing their new flat. The couple each make a wish, and two angels appear: one named “Design” and the other named “Arty”. Arty introduces the couple to showy art-deco style furnishings but Anna and Tom’s common sense wins over and they choose Design’s well-made and practical “style”. This film offers the viewer three questions: Does it work? Is it well-made? Is it attractive? Hmmm.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311496
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Interior design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Furniture design
Crafts & Visual Arts → House furnishings
Crafts & Visual Arts → Interior design
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Design - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interior design
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)