Projecting British Design : the Design Council Slide Collection

116 Pages - colour. 160mm x 160mm. Ship within two weeks -------------- The 100 images in this book are drawn from a vast archive of over 22,000 photographic slides created by the Council of Industrial Design (CoID), later renamed the Design Council. Founded in 1944 to promote British design and boost post-war exports, the CoID embraced 35mm colour slides as both an educational and promotional tool. Over time, the collection of luminous transparencies became a visual record of the Council’s evolving priorities — from consumer products to engineering and technological innovation. Many slides depict award-winning designs showcased at the Design Centre in London, alongside examples of international ‘good design’. In 1994, the Design Centre closed, and the slide archive was transferred to Manchester Metropolitan University, where over 13,000 images have since been digitised. As interest in analogue photography resurges, this book celebrates the enduring beauty and significance of these slides in their original format.