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The Design Research Unit was one of the first generation of British design consultancies combining expertise in architecture, graphics and industrial design.
The British Rail Double Arrow designed by Gerry Barney of the DRU
British Rail Class 40 locomotive, featuring the 1965 corporate branding by DRU
City of Westminster street name signs by Misha Black
Misha Black
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Misha Black was a Russian-born British architect and designer. In 1933 he founded with associates in London the organisation that became the Artists' International Association. In 1943, with Milner Gr
Design Research Unit
…design consultancies combining expertise in architecture, graphics and industrial design. It was established in 1943 by the poet Herbert Read, architect Misha Black and graphic designer Milner Gray. It became well known for its work in relation to the Festival of Britain in 1951 and its influential corporate identity…
Black in 1968
Carnaby Street sign
British Rail Class 52
London Underground 1967 Stock