Council of Industrial Design Book
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| How To Buy Furniture | |
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| Manufacturer | (Unknown) |
| Production years | 1947 |
| Production location | (unknown) |
How To Buy Furniture, 1947, Council of Industrial Design (COID) book
During the war an acute shortage of timber had led the government to regulate the manufacture of all furniture and also its design. The Utility range was intended to combine clean design with economy. But due to Britain’s dreadful financial position, this control extended into the post-war world. In 1947 the COID published this book giving advice on available designs and materials.
[edit] About the Council of Industrial Design
The Council of Industrial Design was set up in 1944. It is now known as the Design Council.
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[edit] In the Science Museum
The Museum acquired this object in 2008.
Source: Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MoDA), Middlesex University
Entry. No: E2007.322.3
Inv: L2008-4065
This object is currently on display in the Dan Dare & the Birth of Hi-Tech Britain exhibition at the Science Museum, London.