decades. Marx later recalled in a lecture to other textile designers that We all thought at first that the best way of disguising dirt was to use colours which would more or less tone in with the dirt but that the best method of ensuring the seats would look clean after a period of use was to use strongly contrasting tones and rather brilliant colour'.

During the design and production process for these fabrics, Marx expressed displeasure with the manufacturing firms, who took liberties with the designs to conform to manufacturing