Art and Industry 299-300, May – June 1951

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Edited by Frank A. Mercer and Rathbone Holme

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A Century of Progress –
100 Years of British Poster Design by Rene Elvin
A Century of Telecommunications by J. H. Richardson, O.B.E.
The Evolution of Exhibition and Display Technique by Kenneth Luckhurst, M.A.
A Century of Design in Transport by Charles W. Stokes
The Evolution of Business Machines and Office Equipment by Edward Casson
Essential Appliances – Domestic Equipment by Trevor Dannatt, A.R.I.B.A.
Lighting by A. B. Read, R.D.I.
Heating by Vernon Hardy, M.A.

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This 1,500 word essay is about the life and work of Willem Sandberg and is illustrated with part of my collection of over 100 pieces of Sandberg’s work, including books, Stedelijk Museum catalogues, and various individual printed items.
Ken was born in 1929, in Southampton and grew up in a small market town in North Devon. He was a principled man, with strong values and views against the hyper-consumerism we live with today. Ken studied at the London Central School of Arts and Crafts in the 1950s and was taught by Herbert Spencer, Anthony Froshaug and Jesse Collins. Whilst at the School he studied alongside designers Ken Briggs, Alan Fletcher and Colin Forbes.

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One of Otl Aicher's lesser-known works was the identity and publicity for the Gastein Valley. Gastein valley was a resort for the elderly, an Austrian Alpine village in the Austrian state of Salzburg
Direction of Travel is a project by Christian Nolle, a half Danish/half German London based artist and map collector. He has spent decades creating work, often in photographic form, that looks at the interplay between aviation, politics and the cities we live in. Christian is also the Founder and Head of Good Caesar, a design and technology studio.