Design Innovation and Diffusion in the British Textile Industry, 1945-1959
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- Author(s) Mecozzi, Daniela
- Publication type Dissertation, PhD
- Year published 2003
- Publisher University of Brighton
- Place Published Brighton
Topics:
- Name Innovation, diffusion & invention, inc technology & products
- Name Design issues
- Name Education - occupational skills & training
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Library:
- Name Brighton University Library
- City Brighton
- County East Sussex
- Country England
- Postcode BN2 4AT
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A study with strong cultural objectives which examines the relationship between the development of artistic movements and their reception commercially, in particular studies the design process and the influence of market structures upon design strategies adopted by individual textile companies. Focuses on the experience of three businesses - Heals and its subsidiary Heals Fabrics; Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd; Armitage & Rigby, cotton goods manufacturers. Includes much on the cotton goods production industry, influence of the Cotton Control Board