The Camberwell collection

The Camberwell Collection of Applied Arts was acquired by Camberwell College of Arts following the disbandment of the Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) in 1990. The collection, which comprises over 2,000 examples of ceramics, glass, wood, textiles and product design was in use as the Schools Circulating Design Collection from 1951 to 1976. The foramtion and development of the collection in the post-war period charts significant shifts in attitudes towards education, taste and the consumption of design and the crafts in Britain.