Event Item: 00227

Design Research Unit: 1942 - 1972

Exhibition: 5th Feb 2011 to 2nd May 2011

Source: http://www.tate.org.uk

Formed in London in 1942, The Design Research Unit was the first consultancy in Britain to bring together expertise in architecture, graphics and industrial design. They pioneered a model for multidisciplinary practice with an approach that was shaped by inter-war developments in artistic discourse and post war trends in industry and communication; in particular the accelerated demand for corporate design. By the 1970s it was one of the largest and most established design offices in Europe. This exhibition is the first of its kind, mapping the history of the group and the currency of their designs.