Design Research Unit
Other Business Names:
- Black, Sir Misha
- Gray, Milner
- Read, Sir Herbert
- Brumwell, Marcus
- DRU
- Scott Brownrigg & Associates
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Architecture, interior design, & landscape & garden design services
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Professional services
Industrial & domestic goods design services exc fashion
Notes:
Traced origins to 1942 when established as a pioneering multi discipline design consultancy by (Sir) Misha Black, Milner Gray, (Sir) Herbert Read, Marcus Brumwell and others. First large scale multi disciplinary design practice Involved in product, engineering and interior design and corporate identity, working for many leading UK corporates. Projects and clients included Festival of Britain, Britain Can Make It Exhibition, British Railways Board, P&O re liners, etc. Often referred to as DRU. 2004 acquired by Scott Brownrigg & Associates
Publications:
- Design Research Unit by Unknown
- Design Research Unit by Unknown
- Design Research Unit, 1942-72 by Cotton, Michelle
- London Underground by Design by Ovenden, Mark
- Milner Gray by Blake, Avril
- Misha Black by Blake, Avril
- The Practical Idealists. Twenty five years of designing for industry by Blake, John, & Avril Blake
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Black, Sir Misha
- Gray, Milner
- Read, Sir Herbert
- Brumwell, Marcus
- DRU
- Scott Brownrigg & Associates
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Architecture, interior design, & landscape & garden design services
- Professional services Industrial & domestic goods design services exc fashion
Notes:
Traced origins to 1942 when established as a pioneering multi discipline design consultancy by (Sir) Misha Black, Milner Gray, (Sir) Herbert Read, Marcus Brumwell and others. First large scale multi disciplinary design practice Involved in product, engineering and interior design and corporate identity, working for many leading UK corporates. Projects and clients included Festival of Britain, Britain Can Make It Exhibition, British Railways Board, P&O re liners, etc. Often referred to as DRU. 2004 acquired by Scott Brownrigg & AssociatesPublications:
- Design Research Unit by Unknown
- Design Research Unit by Unknown
- Design Research Unit, 1942-72 by Cotton, Michelle
- London Underground by Design by Ovenden, Mark
- Milner Gray by Blake, Avril
- Misha Black by Blake, Avril
- The Practical Idealists. Twenty five years of designing for industry by Blake, John, & Avril Blake