Vintage conversation pit

From the unvarying fifties' sleek aesthetic transitioning into the mid-sixties' cultural revolution and psychedelic excess arriving at the eccentric seventies' wild parties ⎯ this piercing period of political, economic and social change embraced the novelty of the conversation pit, a piece of furniture for an emerging form of interaction....

Who needs furniture when you've got a pit! Detail from an ad for Mosaic Tile Company 1966.

The stunning conversation pits are back, and this guide will help you learn the history, pros and cons of having one made and how to build your own.

Although the Home book by English designer Terence Conran was published in 1982, a lot of the designs, colours and the Osmonds posters were still reflecting the flamboyant style of seventies. Amongst the pages are giant beds, space age looking sofas, a hippy looking lady sitting on psychedelic sheets and a dog that’s decided to shut its eyes to [&hellip

Here's your crash-course in living room design and home decor history.

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As a child in the 70s I knew absolutely that the ultimate in grown-up glamour was the fully carpeted – preferably shag – sunken conversation pit. Failing that anything involving a chang…