Main entry:

Cotton, Michelle.

Title & Author:

Design research unit, 1942-72 / Michelle Cotton.

Publication:

[London] : Koenig Books, [2010?]

Description:

127 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Published on the occasion of the exhibition held at Cubitt Gallery, London, Sept. 18-Oct. 24, 2010 which travelled to six other venues through Dec. 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Practical idealists : the founders of the Design Research Unit, 1942 -- Ministry of Information, 1942-44 -- Art & Industry : Naum Gabo & Jowett Cars Ltd., 1943-46 -- Festival of Britain, 1951 -- Watneys, 1956-70 -- British Rail, 1963-66 -- The new heraldry, 1966-70's.

Summary:

The Design Research Unit, formed in 1942 in London was the first consultancy that stimulated artists and designers of various disciplines to work together on schemes of design that would affect society as a whole. It was the first integrated design practice in Britain, combining architecture, graphic design, industrial and engineering design and is the oldest industrial design office in Europe. This publication detailing the research and a programme of talks by artists, designers and critics will bring contemporary perspectives to this history. The project refers to a broader discourse on the subject of design within current art practice, addressing the relevance of the Unit's legacy to practitioners and audiences today.

ISBN:

9783863350406 (paperback)
3863350405 (paperback)

Subject:

Design Research Unit (Firm) History Exhibitions.
Design Great Britain History Exhibitions.
Art and design Great Britain History Exhibitions.
Design Grande-Bretagne Histoire Expositions.
Art et design Grande-Bretagne Histoire Expositions.
Art and design
Design
Great Britain

Form/genre:

Exhibition publications.
Exhibition catalogs
History

Added entries:

Cubitt Gallery and Studios.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 290616
Call No.: BIB 233743
Status: Available