KERAM1C STUDIO 
BARUM GUILD OF METAL WORKERS 
The work illustrated was designed and executed by 
the members of the Barum Guild of Metal Workers, 
Barnstaple, England. The Guild was formed four years 
ago by G. L. C. Morris, architect, of London. Previous 
to that, some classes in metal work had been held in the 
local Art School, which had aroused interest in the work 
and really suggested the idea of a Guild. The membership 
at present is not very large but it is gradually increasing 
and some very creditable work has been exhibited. 
There are some very simple and attractive buckles in 
Illus. Nos. i, 2, and 3 mounted on linen crash, leather 
and other materials. In Illus. No. 5, the pendant, and in 
Illus. No. 7 the brooches are particularly pleasing. 
Among the copper sconces in repousse, Illus. No. 8, 
9 and 1 1 show varied treatments of a simple motive with 
good effect. 
Illus. No. 2. Buckle; 
. No. 4. Buckles i 
Illus. No. 3. Buckle: 
nd copper. 
ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES 
Mrs. E. N. C. — The illustration of desk you sent would be better stained 
brown all over. Get some burnt umber and thin it down with turpentine, 
adding a little linseed oil or let the stain thoroughly dry and then rub in a 
finish made of beeswax and turpentine. 
HOUSES OF PORCELAIN 
The home of the future will be built of porcelain. It 
is now possible to build cheap, simple and cleanly houses 
with sheets of porcelain instead of bricks and slate and 
concrete, and to dispense with paint, wall paper and spring 
cleaning. 
The sheet porcelain, glazed and decorated on both 
sides, can be produced at about $2.50 the square yard. 
This cheapness and cleanliness make the porcelain house 
the ideal home for working people, and it is hailed as a 
possible solution of the problem which besets English cities, 
the housing of the poor. 
