Art and industrial design share a long history, with some of the first industrial
designers originating from the arts. Through the early part of the twentieth
century many designers were educated and influenced by artists and on
occasions they collaborated in the development of art/design movements. In
recent decades this relationship has weakened with artists and industrial
designers working towards different goals and paying less attention to how one
another work. This research was undertaken to investigate whether
contemporary artists were now using methods that may facilitate industrial
design. [Continues.