Basil Ionides [SEP] date of birth
Basil Ionides
Basil Ionides (20 June 1884 – 23 September 1950) was a British architect who published two best-selling books, "Colour and Interior Decoration" (1926) and "Colour in Everyday Rooms" (1934). He is best known for his 1929 interior design of the rebuilt Savoy Theatre in London.
Biography.
Ionides was born in Scotland, the fourth son of Luke Ionides and grandson of Alexander Constantine Ionides, Greek ambassador to London. He studied at Tonbridge School and Glasgow School of
were donated to Richmond Council. Basil and Nellie had one child, Adam, who died at the age of nine. The Ionides acquired Buxted Park in 1931. With a combination of Basil's discerning eye and Nellie's fortune as the Shell Oil heiress, they restored the Park and became important art collectors. But fire destroyed much of the house in 1940, and the top story was lost entirely, with much of their collection. Ionides scavenged architectural pieces from bombed-out buildings around the country with which to rebuild his