Design, Council of Industrial Design, 087, March 1956

Content includes:
Roads
The house of the future
A challenge to British aircraft operators
Aircraft interiors: British and American designs compared by Suzanne Burrey
British exhibitions of selected designs by Peter Floud
A survey of British carpets by Dan Fohnston
Oversea Review – Italy
Designs from Britain: an exhibition in the USA

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Design (Council of Industrial Design)
Design was published by the Council of Industrial Design from the 1940s until the 1990s. It covers design policy, exhibitions, and products.

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Design, Council of Industrial Design, 87, March 1956. Cover design by Denison-Hunt
Design, Council of Industrial Design, 87, March 1956. Cover design by Denison-Hunt
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