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Klappentext This book was created to provide a survey of the conditions and artistic value of design in British industries. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1937! this book was created to provide a survey of the conditions and artistic value of design in British industries. The text contains a large number of illustrative examples. This is a fascinating and valuable volume to anyone with an interest in the history of British design. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part I. Data: 1. Survey of trades investigated; 2. Metalwork; 3. Electric and gas fittings; 4. Furniture; 5. Textiles 1: furnishings (and dress) materials; 6. Textiles 2: carpets; 7. Wallpapers; 8. Pottery; 9. Glass; 10. Silver and electro-plate; 11. Hollow-ware; 12. Plastic mouldings; 13. Wireless cabinets; 14. Jewellery; 15. Leather goods; 16. Packaging; 17. Printing; 18. Motor-cars; 19. Art schools visited; 20. The British Institute of Industrial Art; 21. The Industrial Art Committee of the Federation of British Industries; 22. The Gorell Committee; 23. The Pick Council; 24. The Design and Industries Association; 25. The Society of Industrial Artists; 26. The Royal Society of Arts; 27. The Royal Academy and the Exhibition of British Art in Industry at Burlington House; 28. Other exhibitions; 29. Periodicals and books; Part II. Conclusion: 30. Ration between good and bad in England and abroad; 31. Sequence of trades according to artistic quality of products; 32. Reasons for differences of artistic quality; 33. Size of manufacturing unit; 34. Organization of manufacturing unit; 35. Old and new industries; 36. Objects for use and objects for adornment; 37. Hand-made and machine-made articles; 38. Boom and slump; 39. The creator of designs; 40. The aesthetic value of cheap and expensive articles; 41. The taste of the public; 42. The social problem; 43. Suggestions for improvement; (i) art education; (ii) exhibitions - prices - registration of design; (iii) Other public institutions - private institutions - publications; 44. The duties of the consumer; 45. The duties of the manufacturer and the retailer; Addenda....
