2017
DOI: 10.1177/1469540517708830
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A new image for a new profession: Self-image and representation in the professionalization of design in Britain, 1945–1960

Abstract: This article explores the relationship between self-image, representation and professionalization in the formative years of the design profession in Britain between 1945 and 1960 through a focused empirical study of two independent but interrelated design organizations, the Society of Industrial Artists and the Council of Industrial Design. The article examines publications, correspondence and internal memoranda to identify attempts by both institutions to manage, steer and govern the professional image of the… Show more

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