Join Leyla Daybelge & Magnus Englund authors of ‘Isokon and the Bauhuas in Britain’ at Daunt Books

24/04/2019 6:30 pm – 24/04/2019 8:00 pm | Daunt Books, 51 S End Rd, Hampstead, London NW3 2QB

Come along to Daunt Books Hampstead on Wednesday 24th April at 6.30pm where Magnus Englund and Leyla Daybelge, authors of Isokon and the Bauhaus in Britain, will be giving an illustrated talk about the story of the Isokon, and the artistic networks and legacy of the Bauhaus artists during their time in Britain.

Built in 1934, the Isokon on Lawn Road in Hampstead was England’s first modernist apartment building, and was hugely influential in pioneering the concept of minimal living. Its flats, bar and dining club would become an extraordinary creative nexus for international artists, writers and thinkers, including Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer and László Moholy-Nagy.

Leyla Daybelge is a Journalist and Broadcaster, with a background in news and current affairs, as a newscaster, correspondent and producer for BBC Radio Four, ITN, ITV News and Sky News. She currently writes travel and culture features for the Daily Telegraph amongst others. She was previously Head of Press for Contemporary and Design at Sotheby’s.

Magnus Englund is the current resident of Jack and Molly Pritchard’s penthouse in the Isokon building. He has championed the building’s revival and is a trustee of the Isokon Gallery. He is the co-founder of the popular interior design company, Skandium.

Where: Daunt Books, 51 S End Rd, Hampstead, London NW3 2QB
When: Wednesday 24th April, 6.30pm
Price: £5

For more information and to book tickets please visit the Daunt Books website.