Christopher Dresser

Description

Christopher Dresser investigates in over 250 colour illustrations why this design guru has so often been overlooked. It will give a complete overview of the man as a designer whilst pointing the way to new areas of collecting Dresser design, examining some of the previously overlooked manufacturers, whose products are still readily available and affordable.

Harry Lyons' passion for Dresser goes back many years; he has searched out a huge range of previously unrecognised Dresser designs and objects. Lyons' interest in Dresser was first aroused by Dresser's simple philosophy of widening the circle of those who could afford good design, and he has spent a number of years researching the designer's life and work. He has frequently lectured and written on Dresser, and held a groundbreaking exhibition of the designer's work at the New Century Gallery in 1999. He is also a contributor to the V&A's 2004 Dresser exhibition catalogue.