Dresser, Christopher
Other Business Names:
- Art Furnishers' Alliance
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Japan
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Distribution - retailing
Furniture, carpets, home furnishings, etc, retailing
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Professional services
Industrial & domestic goods design services exc fashion
Notes:
Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904, is said to be Britain's first industrial designer. Designed glass, metalwork, furniture, ceramics, textiles and wallpaper and often used modern materials such as cast iron and linoleum. 1880 established Art Furnishers' Alliance, a retail business in Bond Street dealing in furnishings. Visited Japan, 1876-77
Publications:
- Christopher Dresser by Durant, Stuart
- Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) and the Cult of Japan by Halen, Widar
- Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904 by Whiteway, Michael
- Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904. Pottery, glass, metalwork by Durant, Stuart (introduction)
- Christopher Dresser. A design revolution by Whiteway, Michael (ed)
- Christopher Dresser and Japan by Halen, Widar
- Christopher Dresser and the Cult of Japan by Halen, Widar
- Christopher Dresser Textiles by Lyons, Harry
- Christopher Dresser. The people's designer, 1834-1904 by Lyons, Harry
- Master or market? The Anglo Japanese textile designs of Christopher Dresser by Kramer, Elizabeth
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Art Furnishers' Alliance
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Japan
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Distribution - retailing Furniture, carpets, home furnishings, etc, retailing
- Professional services Industrial & domestic goods design services exc fashion
Notes:
Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904, is said to be Britain's first industrial designer. Designed glass, metalwork, furniture, ceramics, textiles and wallpaper and often used modern materials such as cast iron and linoleum. 1880 established Art Furnishers' Alliance, a retail business in Bond Street dealing in furnishings. Visited Japan, 1876-77Publications:
- Christopher Dresser by Durant, Stuart
- Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) and the Cult of Japan by Halen, Widar
- Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904 by Whiteway, Michael
- Christopher Dresser, 1834-1904. Pottery, glass, metalwork by Durant, Stuart (introduction)
- Christopher Dresser. A design revolution by Whiteway, Michael (ed)
- Christopher Dresser and Japan by Halen, Widar
- Christopher Dresser and the Cult of Japan by Halen, Widar
- Christopher Dresser Textiles by Lyons, Harry
- Christopher Dresser. The people's designer, 1834-1904 by Lyons, Harry
- Master or market? The Anglo Japanese textile designs of Christopher Dresser by Kramer, Elizabeth