Henry cole has a prominent position in the history of British art and industry. He is a government official, involving commerce, postal services, art and design. Cole's design education thought and its connection between art design education, production and business education, and the measures and strategies to establish a design education network from professional education to mass education. This has affected not only Britain, but also Germany, Eastern Europe and the United States. Cole not only changed the face of the development of design education in that year, but also had a far-reaching impact on design education in later generations.