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Christopher Dresser Ph.D. Biography 1834 to 1904
Christopher Dresser Ph.D. was born in Glasgow in 1834 and died on November 24th, 1904. He was educated in Bandon (Cork) and later moved to London where, at fifteen, the he attended the School of Design. He had a strong interest in botany, authored many books and was a lecturer at the Department of Science…
Read MoreGeometric Patterns – Designs by Christopher Dresser circa 1876
Floral Patterns – Designs by Christopher Dresser circa 1876
Quotes About Design – Christopher Dresser circa 1876
Quote About Art Appreciation Discouragement is often felt at work not being appreciated, I know; but it is easy to bear discouragement when there is the inward consciousness that it arises from the ignorance of the beholder. But there must be the full assurance of superior knowledge, and not merely the hope that the taste…
Read MoreComical Animal Designs by Christopher Dresser 1876
In ornament humour finds expression in the grotesque. Humour is no new-characteristic of the human race; it is as old and as natural as love. This being the case, we find the grotesque in all styles of ornament, but in some it predominates, while in others it is of rare occurrence. A curious manifestation of…
Read MoreWall Designs Inspired by Window Frost by Christopher Dresser 1876
I cannot too strongly urge upon the ornamentist the necessity for ever seeking new ideas, and for training the mind to see new forms, or combinations of shapes, in everything that the eye can rest upon. Sometimes mere straws in the street may suggest good ornaments, and a bent reed reflected in a lake may…
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