Peter Dormer

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Peter Dormer


Born
in The United Kingdom
January 01, 1949

Died
January 01, 1996

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Peter Dormer’s writings embraced art, architecture, design, technology and education; and his critical and curatorial work helped to promote the crafts into the freeflowing currents of postmodern visual culture.

Peter Dormer (1949–96) trained in art at Bath Academy of Art and in philosophy at Bristol University. After a short career in education he joined the staff of Crafts magazine under the editorship of Martina Margetts. By that time he had already started writing about the applied arts. He later left Crafts to become a full time writer and exhibition curator and developed his thinking in applied art, design, and architecture, the connections between them and their role in society. Among his exhibitions were Fast Forward (ICA, 1985) and
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Average rating: 3.88 · 122 ratings · 6 reviews · 24 distinct works
The culture of craft

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Design Since 1945

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The Meanings of Modern Desi...

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The art of the maker

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The New Jewelry: Trends & T...

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The New Furniture: Trends a...

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Richard Plantagenet, Eastwe...

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New Ceramics: Trends + Trad...

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The Illustrated dictionary ...

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Concrete & Open Skies - Arc...

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