Industrial Revolution

    The industrial revolution started in 1700’s in England and spread quickly in Western Europe and America. Big, special purpose machinery were invented and factories began to open everywhere. Before these factories were opened, necessary items were mostly made at home, using hand tools and basic machines. People rarely used an item made outside their community.

    The Industrial Revolution came along  because of the steam power and powered machinery, which was a gateway to  factories. There was new mechanization of the textile industries, the development of iron- making techniques and the increase of refine coal. This huge development brought about huge improvement on roads and railways, and canals were invented.

Picture taken from:

http://www.historyatfreeston.co.uk/fbechistorysite/ks3/industrial%20revolution.htm

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    Up until the Industrial Revolution, design  was  barely changing throughout the years. The history of Industrial Design really began with the start of the Industrial Revolution. With factories everywhere, many products were produced every day because  items was made much quicker and  they were sold much cheaper than before. This is called the mass production.

    Ever wondered why old plates were only white with blue ink? It was because plates were easily made with the machinery at the time and were mass produced. But paint was still very expensive, so a printing technique was invented; this technique could only print in blue . This blue pattern is called the Willow Pattern. I remember eating from these plates when I was a child at my grandparents house. In my opinion these are more fun because of the print on them. There used to be all kinds designs printed on them.

Pictures taken from:

http://www.marks4antiques.com/China-Patterns-Description.htm

On the *th Oct 2013

Design was revolutionised with the Industrial Revolution, bringing along changes in the way of living and changes in every aspect of daily life. Today we don't realise how this made a huge impact to the world and we are still effected by it. 

Informatian taken from sites:

May 2006 http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1981/2/81.02.06.x.html 

23rd Nov 2010 http://www.industrialrev.com/

On the 10th Oct 2013