Christopher Dresser Britain's first independent industrial designer Design Week Christopher Dresser Design Pioneer Peinture Fraiche When Christopher Dresser created this tea set in 1879, he anticipated modernist design by nearly a century. This electroplated three piece grouping displays the clean lines and minimalist aesthetic that established Dresser as Vase with handles ca. 1882 Christopher Dresser British designer Christopher Dressers fascination with foreign cultures is evident in the designs he produced for Linthrope Art Pottery. John Harrison, owner of the Sun