One Room Living
Poster
1958 (made)
1958 (made)
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The Council of Industrial Design was formed in 1944 by the British government "to promote by all practicable means the improvement of design in the products of British industry." It was redesignated as the Design Council in 1972 and continues to operate today. The Council's brief of design promotion includes organising exhibitions such as the one advertised in this poster and publishing related material.
Object details
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| Title | One Room Living (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper and ink |
| Brief description | Poster advertising a Council of Industrial Design exhibition, UK, 1958. |
| Physical description | Red, black and purple geometric shapes on a white background. |
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| Credit line | Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko |
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| Summary | The Council of Industrial Design was formed in 1944 by the British government "to promote by all practicable means the improvement of design in the products of British industry." It was redesignated as the Design Council in 1972 and continues to operate today. The Council's brief of design promotion includes organising exhibitions such as the one advertised in this poster and publishing related material. |
| Bibliographic reference | 'One Room Living' by Sue Rowlands. London: Design Council. 1977. |
| Other number | LS.1909 - Leslie Schreyer Loan Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.745-2004 |
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| Record created | September 16, 2004 |
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