British Universities Film & Video Council

moving image and sound, knowledge and access

British Textiles of the Fifties, Sixties and Seventies

Synopsis
Images from the Design Council Slide Collection illustrating the main trends in British textile design from 1953 to 1972, featuring fabrics by many of the young designers who emerged during the period. Discusses the relationship between the Council of Industrial Design (which became the Design Council) and the British textile industry.
Series
Design Council Collection Slide Sets, Series
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Multimedia; 24 slides. col.
Year of production
1996
Availability
Sale; 2000 sale: £30.00 (inc. VAT +p&p)
Documentation
14-page text by Celia Joicey with introduction, commentary, bibliography.
Subjects
Design
Keywords
art - British; textiles

Credits

Writer
Celia Joicey

Distributor

Name

Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Art and Design

Email
c.hilton@mmu.ac.uk or j.davis@mmu.ac.uk
Web
http://www.artdes.mmu.ac.uk/visualresources/slidesets/ External site opens in new window
Phone
0161 247 1930
Fax
0161 247 6897
Address
The Visual Resources Curator
Righton Building
Cavendish Street
Manchester
M15 6BG

Record Stats

This record has been viewed 461 times.