The first book to examine pattern as an essential part of twentieth-century design history is now available in paperback. Organized by decade, Twentieth-Century Pattern Design details the technical innovations that affected the development of modern textiles and wallpapers. With stunning color plates and lively text, Lesley Jackson takes readers on a tour of the development of twentieth-century patterns from around the world. Focusing on surface pattern in the home, Jackson draws frequent parallels to the worlds of fashion, packaging, and graphics and explores the interrelationship between painting and pattern design. The result is a book that is as inspiring as it is informative.Twentieth-Century Pattern Design is an invaluable resource for modern design enthusiasts and historians, collectors, and interior and graphic designers.
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Lesley Jackson is a writer and curator specializing in decorative art and design. Her published works include Robin and Lucienne Day, Contemporary: Architecture and Interiors of the 1950s, and The Sixties.
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good historical pattern resource,
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This is a good resource for patterns and inspiration. This book has a much better edited selection of patterns and textiles than other books in the same categories.
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This is a great book to read and a delight to pore over the designs - to see them in context with the times and in historical chronology as the styles morph with the world around them.
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The late 19th century in Britain witnessed a remarkable flowering of pattern design - quite literally so, as most of the designs were floral, reinterpreted in arresting and imaginative new styles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
satin furnishing fabric, cotton furnishing fabric, rayon furnishing fabric, linen furnishing fabric, coordinated textiles, commissioned patterns, commission printers, printed furnishing fabrics, design superpower, silk dress fabric, wallpaper industry, flat florals, printed textiles, artistes décorateurs, launch collection, featuring patterns, pattern designers, designed wallpapers, figurative patterns, exhibition guide, wallpaper manufacturers, dress fabrics, furnishing textiles, freelance designers, textile department Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Heal Fabrics, Silver Studio, Art Deco, David Whitehead, Inez Svensson, Laura Ashley, Marion Dorn, New York, Lucienne Day, Nordiska Kompaniet, William Morris, Royal College of Art, Lightbown Aspinall, Astrid Sampe, Atelier Martine, Ben Rose, Deutsche Werkstätten, Hull Traders, Josef Hoffmann, Paris Exposition, Pat Albeck, John Line, Josef Frank, Alexander Morton New!
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The late 19th century in Britain witnessed a remarkable flowering of pattern design - quite literally so, as most of the designs were floral, reinterpreted in arresting and imaginative new styles. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
satin furnishing fabric, cotton furnishing fabric, rayon furnishing fabric, linen furnishing fabric, coordinated textiles, commissioned patterns, commission printers, printed furnishing fabrics, design superpower, silk dress fabric, wallpaper industry, flat florals, printed textiles, artistes décorateurs, launch collection, featuring patterns, pattern designers, designed wallpapers, figurative patterns, exhibition guide, wallpaper manufacturers, dress fabrics, furnishing textiles, freelance designers, textile department Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Heal Fabrics, Silver Studio, Art Deco, David Whitehead, Inez Svensson, Laura Ashley, Marion Dorn, New York, Lucienne Day, Nordiska Kompaniet, William Morris, Royal College of Art, Lightbown Aspinall, Astrid Sampe, Atelier Martine, Ben Rose, Deutsche Werkstätten, Hull Traders, Josef Hoffmann, Paris Exposition, Pat Albeck, John Line, Josef Frank, Alexander Morton New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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