20th Century Pattern Design: Textile & Wallpaper Pioneers - Hardcover

Jackson, Lesley

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1568983336 ISBN 13: 9781568983332

Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press, 2002

Synopsis

Patterns-bold, colorful, muted, delicate, intricate, splashy, spare, figurative, abstract, dizzying, calming-are the subject in this comprehensive reference, the first to examine pattern as an essential part of twentieth-century design history.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. Organized by decade, Twentieth-Century Pattern Design details the technical innovations that affected the development of modern textiles and wallpapers. 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 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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About the Author

Lesley Jackson is a writer and curator living in the UK. She specializes in decorative art and design. Her published works include Robin and Lucienne Day, Contemporary: Architecture and interiors of the 1950s, and The Sixties-Decade of Design Revolution. S

Edition details

• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1568983336
• ISBN 13: 9781568983332
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1