Modernist Edinburgh embroidered on postcards – in pictures
Designer Laura Lees has embroidered many things. Dart boards on to jackets for fashion designer Luella Bartley, trompe l’oeil panelling for a London restaurant, and even swear words on to table linen.
But these postcards, which will be on show at London Craft Week (30 Sept-10 Oct), were inspired by love of her home town. “I’m from Edinburgh, renowned for the medieval and neoclassical architecture you usually see on our tourist postcards, but I’m drawn to its modernist buildings, such as the Royal Commonwealth Pool.”
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The balcony of the Royal Commonwealth Pool, which was designed by architect Robert Matthew Johnson.
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A view of Edinburgh University library.
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The exterior of the Royal Commonwealth Pool. In 1993 it was nominated as one of 60 key Scottish monuments of the postwar period.
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An exterior of the imposing Torness nuclear power station located 30 miles east of Edinburgh at Torness Point.
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The interior of the Royal Commonwealth Pool. Construction began on the building in 1967 and was completed in October 1969.
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An exterior of the A-listed Royal Commonwealth Pool.
