Christopher Dresser was a designer and writer on design, now widely known as Britain’s first independent industrial designer and as a contributor to the Anglo-Japanese and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain. Dresser was born in Glasgow, Scotland. Wikipedia
Among the first independent industrial designers, Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) championed design reform in 19th century Britain while embracing modern manufacturing in the development of wallpaper, textiles, ceramics, glass, furniture and metalware. www.designmuseum.org/design/christopher-dresser
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