Synopses & Reviews
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the worldand#8217;s greatest museum of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled resource for designers for 150 years.
This new series of pattern books presents the range of the VandAand#8217;s superb collections. Beautifully designed, accessible, and informative, these little books are a repository of ideas and inspiration for designers of all kinds. Included in each volume is a CD of all the images shown within--to be redrawn, reworked, or even licensed for further use.and#160;and#160;The books are available individually or in a beautiful decorative slipcase.
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INDIAN FLORALSLuscious patterns derived from plants and flowers have been used in India for centuries. Lotus flowers and floral meanders are seen in third-century Buddhist sites, and were given an additional dimension by European prints and books that made their way to the sub-continent in the early seventeenth century
Synopsis
Liberty charts the development of a legendary company through its textile designs, from its beginnings in the Aesthetic movement through to Art Nouveau and the late twentieth century.
Synopsis
The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the worldand#8217;s greatest museum of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled resource for designers for 150 years.
This new series of pattern books presents the range of the VandAand#8217;s superb collections. Beautifully designed, accessible, and informative, these little books are a repository of ideas and inspiration for designers of all kinds. Included in each volume is a CD of all the images shown within--to be redrawn, reworked, or even licensed for further use.and#160;and#160;The books are available individually or in a beautiful decorative slipcase.
The Fifties
The Fifties produced some of the most inventive and innovative twentieth-century pattern designs as the emerging trend for abstraction in the fine arts--as exemplified by Mirand#243;,and#160;Calder, and Klee, for instance--acted as a stimulus for many European and American designers.
Synopsis
Following the success of the previous titles in the VandA Pattern series, four new books reveal more of the VandA's spectacular and extensive pattern collections.
Spitalfields Silks by Moira Thunder displays delightful floral designs alongside quirky, strikingly modern silks, all produced in 18th-century London.
About the Author
Valerie D. Mendes is a fashion and textiles historian who became Chief Curator of the former Textiles and Dress Department at the VandA. Previous publications include
Black in Fashion, 20th Century Fashion in Detail, and
Lucile Ltd.