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	[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]		[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]
	An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. in 1928, he designed the "D-handle", an elegantly simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cohn \|first=Laura \|title=The Door to a Secret Room: A portrait of Wells Coates \|publisher=Scolar Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=1840146958}}</ref> In 1930 he also designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>		An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. in 1928, he designed the "D-handle", an elegantly simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cohn \|first=Laura \|title=The Door to a Secret Room: A portrait of Wells Coates \|publisher=Scolar Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=1840146958}}</ref> In 1930 he also designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref><ref>{{Citation \|last=Coates \|first=Wells \|title=Princess Portable model P63 \|date=1947 \|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73081/princess-portable-model-p63-radio-coates-wells/ \|access-date=2024-10-05 \|last2=EKCO}}</ref>

	The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]		The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]

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	[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]		[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]
	An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. He ~~also~~ designed the "D-handle", a simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture. In 1930 he designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>		An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. in 1928, he designed the "D-handle", an elegantly simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cohn \|first=Laura \|title=The Door to a Secret Room: A portrait of Wells Coates \|publisher=Scolar Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=1840146958}}</ref> In 1930 he also designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>

	The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]		The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]

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	==External links==		==External links==
	{{Commons~~\|Wells Coates~~}}		{{Commons}}
	*[http://www.open2.net/modernity/4_4.htm Biography from the Open University]		*[http://www.open2.net/modernity/4_4.htm Biography from the Open University]
	* Elaine Harwood, "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXuBZuNLeQ Modern Architecture: Isokon, Hampstead and Embassy Court, Brighton]", ''One Foot in the Past'' series, 1990		* Elaine Harwood, "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VXuBZuNLeQ Modern Architecture: Isokon, Hampstead and Embassy Court, Brighton]", ''One Foot in the Past'' series, 1990

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	Wells Coates died of a [[myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] in Vancouver on June 17, 1958, at the age of 62. Coates was married to Marion Grove in 1927. They had one child, Laura, and separated in 1937.<ref>[http://www.wellscoates.org/marion.htm Wells Coates: Marion], Wellscoates.org. Accessed February 7, 2017.</ref> Coates' grandson is [[Matt Black (DJ)\|Matt Black]] of the electronic music duo [[Coldcut]].<ref>Daniel Wittenberg, (July 9, 2014) [http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/heritage/plaque_unveiled_to_mark_80_years_of_hampstead_modernist_icon_the_isokon_building_1_3677573 Plaque unveiled to mark 80 years of Hampstead modernist icon the Isokon Building], ''Ham&High'', Archant Community Media Ltd. Accessed February 7, 2017.</ref>		Wells Coates died of a [[myocardial infarction\|heart attack]] in Vancouver on June 17, 1958, at the age of 62. Coates was married to Marion Grove in 1927. They had one child, Laura, and separated in 1937.<ref>[http://www.wellscoates.org/marion.htm Wells Coates: Marion], Wellscoates.org. Accessed February 7, 2017.</ref> Coates' grandson is [[Matt Black (DJ)\|Matt Black]] of the electronic music duo [[Coldcut]].<ref>Daniel Wittenberg, (July 9, 2014) [http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/heritage/plaque_unveiled_to_mark_80_years_of_hampstead_modernist_icon_the_isokon_building_1_3677573 Plaque unveiled to mark 80 years of Hampstead modernist icon the Isokon Building], ''Ham&High'', Archant Community Media Ltd. Accessed February 7, 2017.</ref>

		⚫	==References==
		⚫	{{Reflist}}

	==Further reading==		==Further reading==
	[[File:WELLS COATES 1895-1958 Architect and Designer lived here 1936-1956.jpg\|thumb\|English Heritage blue plaque at 18 Yeoman’s Row, Knightsbridge, London]]		[[File:WELLS COATES 1895-1958 Architect and Designer lived here 1936-1956.jpg\|thumb\|English Heritage blue plaque at 18 Yeoman’s Row, Knightsbridge, London]]
			*{{cite book\|title=Design of the 20th Century\|first1=Charlotte\|last1=Fiell\|first2=Peter\|last2=Fiell\|publisher=Taschen\|location=Köln\|edition=25th anniversary\|year=2005\|pages=164–165\|isbn=9783822840788\|oclc=809539744}}

	The [[University of East Anglia]] Library in [[Norwich]] has materials relating to his life and work. A list of the holdings is available online.<ref>[http://www.lib.uea.ac.uk/lib/libinf/find/archives/pritchard/pp23.htm] East Anglia Library</ref> Additional reference materials from the CIAM period are held at the CIAM Belgian Section of the Getty Research Institute.<ref>[http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/finding_aids/ciam_m7.html] Getty Research Institute</ref>		The [[University of East Anglia]] Library in [[Norwich]] has materials relating to his life and work. A list of the holdings is available online.<ref>[http://www.lib.uea.ac.uk/lib/libinf/find/archives/pritchard/pp23.htm] East Anglia Library</ref> Additional reference materials from the CIAM period are held at the CIAM Belgian Section of the Getty Research Institute.<ref>[http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/finding_aids/ciam_m7.html] Getty Research Institute</ref>

	Coates' daughter, Laura Cohn, published a biography of her father called ''The Door to a Secret Room'' (Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1999) {{ISBN\|1-84014-695-8}}. There was also an earlier book, ''Wells Coates: a Monograph'' published in 1978. It was written by [[Sherban Cantacuzino]] and published by Gordon Fraser, London.		Coates' daughter, Laura Cohn, published a biography of her father called ''The Door to a Secret Room'' (Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1999) {{ISBN\|1-84014-695-8}}. There was also an earlier book, ''Wells Coates: a Monograph'' published in 1978. It was written by [[Sherban Cantacuzino]] and published by Gordon Fraser, London.

⚫	==References==
⚫	{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==

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	The apartment building was the brainchild of [[Jack Pritchard\|Jack and Molly Pritchard]], who in 1931 established a design firm featuring [[Modernist architecture]] and furniture. With simple living spaces strongly influenced by Coates' Japanese experience, and including built-in Isokon furniture, Isokon was "an experiment in [[collective housing]] designed for left-wing intellectuals".<ref>[http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/london-journal/september2003/theault.html] Chloë Théault, ''The historical myth of London during the 1930s''</ref> It became a haven for Germans and Hungarians escaping Nazi persecution and hosted many famous personages including Agatha Christie, [[Walter Gropius]], [[László Moholy-Nagy]], and [[Marcel Breuer]].<ref>[http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/furniture/stories/donkey/index.html] V&A Museum, ''Isokon Penguin Donkey Bookcase''</ref>		The apartment building was the brainchild of [[Jack Pritchard\|Jack and Molly Pritchard]], who in 1931 established a design firm featuring [[Modernist architecture]] and furniture. With simple living spaces strongly influenced by Coates' Japanese experience, and including built-in Isokon furniture, Isokon was "an experiment in [[collective housing]] designed for left-wing intellectuals".<ref>[http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/london-journal/september2003/theault.html] Chloë Théault, ''The historical myth of London during the 1930s''</ref> It became a haven for Germans and Hungarians escaping Nazi persecution and hosted many famous personages including Agatha Christie, [[Walter Gropius]], [[László Moholy-Nagy]], and [[Marcel Breuer]].<ref>[http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/furniture/stories/donkey/index.html] V&A Museum, ''Isokon Penguin Donkey Bookcase''</ref>

	Isokon was ahead of its time: it won second place in ''[[Horizon (magazine)\|Horizon Magazine]]'s'' 'Ugliest Building Competition' in 1946, and would not be recognized as one of England's most important Modernist buildings for another decade. The building fell into disrepair by the 1990s but it changed ownership in 2001 and was fully restored by 2004.		Isokon was ahead of its time: it won second place in ''[[Horizon (British magazine)\|Horizon Magazine]]'s'' 'Ugliest Building Competition' in 1946, and would not be recognized as one of England's most important Modernist buildings for another decade. The building fell into disrepair by the 1990s but it changed ownership in 2001 and was fully restored by 2004.

	==Later achievements==		==Later achievements==

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	==Early years==		==Early years==
	The oldest of six children, Wells Coates was born in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], on December 17, 1895, to Methodist missionaries Sarah Agnes Wintemute Coates (1864–1945) and Harper Havelock Coates (1865–1934).<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~ \|title=Coates, Wells Wintemute (1895–1958), architect and industrial designer \|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38547 \|access-date=2024-02-21 \|~~website~~=~~Oxford Dictionary of National Biography~~ \|language=en \|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/~~9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-~~38547}}</ref>		The oldest of six children, Wells Coates was born in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]], on December 17, 1895, to Methodist missionaries Sarah Agnes Wintemute Coates (1864–1945) and Harper Havelock Coates (1865–1934).<ref>{{Cite ODNB \|title=Coates, Wells Wintemute (1895–1958), architect and industrial designer \|url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-38547 \|access-date=2024-02-21 \|date=2004 \|language=en \|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/38547}}</ref>

	The young man's desire to be an architect was inspired by his mother, who had herself studied architecture under [[Louis Sullivan]] and planned one of the first missionary schools in Japan.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.org.uk/] The Friends of Embassy Court</ref>		The young man's desire to be an architect was inspired by his mother, who had herself studied architecture under [[Louis Sullivan]] and planned one of the first missionary schools in Japan.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.org.uk/] The Friends of Embassy Court</ref>

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	==Later achievements==		==Later achievements==
	[[File:Ekco radio display.jpg \|thumb\|~~Ecko~~ radio display, showing Coates' most popular design, the AD-65 on the right]]		[[File:Ekco radio display.jpg \|thumb\|Ekco radio display, showing Coates's most popular design, the AD-65 on the right]]
	[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]		[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]
	An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. He also designed the "D-handle", a simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture. In 1930 he designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>		An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. He also designed the "D-handle", a simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture. In 1930 he designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>

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	* [http://www.embassycourt.org/wc.htm Embassy Court]		* [http://www.embassycourt.org/wc.htm Embassy Court]
	*[https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/379537/wells-coates-fonds Finding aid for the Wells Coates fonds], [[Canadian Centre for Architecture]]		*[https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/379537/wells-coates-fonds Finding aid for the Wells Coates fonds], [[Canadian Centre for Architecture]]
	*[http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/collections/design-archives/resources/rdis-at-britain-can-make-it,-1946/wells-coates Royal Designers for Industry & Britain Can Make It]		<!-- *[http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/collections/design-archives/resources/rdis-at-britain-can-make-it,-1946/wells-coates Royal Designers for Industry & Britain Can Make It] -->
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	*[http://www.wellscoates.org/default.htm Wells Coates: Architect and designer]		*[http://www.wellscoates.org/default.htm Wells Coates: Architect and designer]
	*[http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/1649-popup.html Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932.]		*[http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/1649-popup.html Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932.]

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	[[File:Ekco radio display.jpg \|thumb\|Ekco radio display, showing Coates's most popular design, the AD-65 on the right]]		[[File:Ekco radio display.jpg \|thumb\|Ekco radio display, showing Coates's most popular design, the AD-65 on the right]]
	[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]		[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]
	An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. in 1928, he designed the "D-handle", an elegantly simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cohn \|first=Laura \|title=The Door to a Secret Room: A portrait of Wells Coates \|publisher=Scolar Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=1840146958}}</ref> In 1930 he also designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>		An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. in 1928, he designed the "D-handle", an elegantly simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cohn \|first=Laura \|title=The Door to a Secret Room: A portrait of Wells Coates \|publisher=Scolar Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=1840146958}}</ref> In 1930 he also designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref><ref>{{Citation \|last=Coates \|first=Wells \|title=Princess Portable model P63 \|date=1947 \|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O73081/princess-portable-model-p63-radio-coates-wells/ \|access-date=2024-10-05 \|last2=EKCO}}</ref>

	The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]		The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]

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	[[File:Ekco radio display.jpg \|thumb\|Ekco radio display, showing Coates's most popular design, the AD-65 on the right]]		[[File:Ekco radio display.jpg \|thumb\|Ekco radio display, showing Coates's most popular design, the AD-65 on the right]]
	[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]		[[File:Radio, Model AD 65, designed by Wells Coates, Ekco USA, 1932, Bakelite case - Museum für Angewandte Kunst Köln - Cologne, Germany - DSC09649.jpg\|thumb\|Ekco model AD 65 radio (1932)]]
	An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. He ~~also~~ designed the "D-handle", a simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture. In 1930 he designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>		An inventive genius, Coates revelled in introducing new ideas in his work. Among his innovations was the '3-2' [[architectural plan]], where two living rooms on one side of the building are equivalent in height to three rooms on the other side, making two units vertically on three floors. in 1928, he designed the "D-handle", an elegantly simple door handle design commonly employed, for example, in Scandinavian furniture.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Cohn \|first=Laura \|title=The Door to a Secret Room: A portrait of Wells Coates \|publisher=Scolar Press \|year=1999 \|isbn=1840146958}}</ref> In 1930 he also designed a studio for the [[British Broadcasting Corporation]], and among his technical designs was a microphone stand featuring an overhead counterbalanced arm that enabled the microphone to be moved to any part of the studio while remaining perfectly balanced. The design became a standard piece of equipment at the BBC.<ref>[http://designmuseum.org/design/wells-coates] Design Museum, ''Wells Coates, Architect and Designer''</ref> Coates also designed the distinctive and influential round [[bakelite]] cabinets used by [[EKCO]] for some of its radios during the 1930s. Featured in the [[Victoria and Albert Museum\|V&A]] permanent collection, the Museum notes of the design of Model AD-65: "the severe geometric shape defined the visual vocabulary of radio design for many years".<ref>[https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O22790/ekco-ad-65-radio-coates-wells/ Wells Coates, 'ECKO Model AD-65' radio, 1932]</ref>

	The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]		The thirties were his most prolific era. The Isokon was immediately followed by [[Embassy Court]] in [[Brighton]] (1935) and [[10 Palace Gate]], Kensington (1939). These were the only apartment buildings he would design.<ref>[http://www.embassycourt.co.uk/embassy.html] Friends of Embassy Court</ref> He also had several private home commissions.[[Image:Wells Coates 10 Palace Gate 10.jpg\|thumb\|left\|200px\|This view of 10 Palace Gate illustrates Coates' 3-2 architectural plan.]]