DOI issue:
No. 329 (August 1920)
DOI article:The British Institute of Industrial Arts
DOI Page / Citation link:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.21401#0028
THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ART
silver fruit dish de-
signed and executed
by j. paul cooper
to ensure a high standard of achievement.
So far as concerns the productions of
individual craftsmen, this function
coincides with that of the Arts and Crafts
Exhibition Society, whose president, Mr.
Henry Wilson, is a member of the Council
of Governors of the Institute. But this
Society's exhibitions are only held at
long intervals, and this fact has always
been recognized as a serious hindrance
to its usefulness. 0000
In carrying out this part of the pro-
gramme no time has been lost. In the
interval since the establishment of the
Institute premises have been acquired
at Knightsbridge, which will henceforth
serve as the headquarters of the Director
and his staff and as an exhibition building,
a large hall and some smaller rooms
being provided for this purpose. In
these the Institute's inaugural exhibition
was opened at the end of May and will
continue till the end of September.
In conformity with the original plan
the exhibits are divided into two classes
—works by individual craftsmen and
the productions of manufacturers. The
latter are not for sale, but the former
may be purchased and taken away at
12
once, without waiting for the closing
of the exhibition. This arrangement is
a new feature in exhibitions of this kind,
and is, of course, necessary if the show
is to be of a permanent nature, as we
understand it is to be, subject to periodical
intervals for re-arranging the exhibition.
The accompanying illustrations repre-
sent a few only of the exhibits of in-
dividual craftsmen. Mr. Armitage, Mr.
Garbe and Mr. Paul Cooper are well
known as adept craftsmen in their
respective branches. Mr. Waals was
for many years associated with the late
Mr. E. W. Gimson, a cabinet maker of
"night." black
marble mask by
richard garbe
silver fruit dish de-
signed and executed
by j. paul cooper
to ensure a high standard of achievement.
So far as concerns the productions of
individual craftsmen, this function
coincides with that of the Arts and Crafts
Exhibition Society, whose president, Mr.
Henry Wilson, is a member of the Council
of Governors of the Institute. But this
Society's exhibitions are only held at
long intervals, and this fact has always
been recognized as a serious hindrance
to its usefulness. 0000
In carrying out this part of the pro-
gramme no time has been lost. In the
interval since the establishment of the
Institute premises have been acquired
at Knightsbridge, which will henceforth
serve as the headquarters of the Director
and his staff and as an exhibition building,
a large hall and some smaller rooms
being provided for this purpose. In
these the Institute's inaugural exhibition
was opened at the end of May and will
continue till the end of September.
In conformity with the original plan
the exhibits are divided into two classes
—works by individual craftsmen and
the productions of manufacturers. The
latter are not for sale, but the former
may be purchased and taken away at
12
once, without waiting for the closing
of the exhibition. This arrangement is
a new feature in exhibitions of this kind,
and is, of course, necessary if the show
is to be of a permanent nature, as we
understand it is to be, subject to periodical
intervals for re-arranging the exhibition.
The accompanying illustrations repre-
sent a few only of the exhibits of in-
dividual craftsmen. Mr. Armitage, Mr.
Garbe and Mr. Paul Cooper are well
known as adept craftsmen in their
respective branches. Mr. Waals was
for many years associated with the late
Mr. E. W. Gimson, a cabinet maker of
"night." black
marble mask by
richard garbe