Robin Guild

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Robin Guild

by Lord Snowdon
gelatin silver print, 8 June 1978
15 1/8 in. x 12 1/8 in. (385 mm x 308 mm) image size
Given by Antony Charles Robert Armstrong Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, 2013
Primary Collection
NPG P1879

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  • Robin Guild (1938-2006), Design consultant. Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Current affairs

The country is brought to a virtual standstill as workers in the private and public sector strike over the government's decision to restrict wage increases. As more workers joined the strikes rubbish piled up in the streets, petrol stations ran short, and storage space had to be hired for unburied coffins. The period became known as the 'winter of discontent'.

Art and science

Louise Brown from Oldham in Greater Manchester becomes the world's first 'test-tube baby'. The 'in vitro' fertilisation procedure was a scientific breakthrough that has given thousands of infertile couples the opportunity to conceive.
Iris Murdoch wins the Booker prize with her novel. The Sea, the Sea.

International

Karol Józef Wojtyla becomes Pope John Paul II. He was the only Polish Pope and the first non-Italian Pontiff since the 16th century. During his 26-year pontificate, John Paul was recognised for his efforts to reach out to other religions and his fight against poverty and oppression. He has also, however, been criticised for his conservative attitudes towards divorce, contraception, homosexual marriage and the ordination of women priests.

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Uploaded on behalf of Shirin Guild by Amy de la Haye

19 July 2018, 11:29

Robin Guild studied at Harrow and went on to become a successful interior designer (was also founder of Designer's Guild) and photographer. He married Shirin Guild in 1986 and together the couple set up the exclusive fashion label Shirin Guild in 1991.