Dresser, Christopher

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  • Distribution - retailing Furniture, carpets, home furnishings, etc, retailing
  • Professional services Industrial & domestic goods design services exc fashion

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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

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