British Textile Design From 1940 to the Present: Victoria & Albert Museum's Textile Collection book by Ngozi Ikoku

Ngozi Ikoku

ISBN 10: 1851771255 / ISBN 13: 9781851771257

Published by Victoria & Albert Museum, 1999, 1999

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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent condition. Images are beautiful bright and vivid. No notes or highlighting. See images. Fantastic book. About the book >.>.> In tracing the fascinating evolution of British textile design from 1940 to the present, this book brings up to date the series of V&A monographs on the world's greatest collection of British fabrics. The lucid text and revealing photographs show the outstanding talents and versatility of the nation's fabric designers and craftspeople as well as the skill and acumen of its manufacturers and the vitality of its trade associations. This is set against the harsh economic reality of recent industrial decline and the struggle for survival in the face of global competition. The significance of the interplay between the fine and the applied arts is also highlighted. Only a collection as varied, extensive and pristine as the V&A's permits such an exciting visual promenade through fifty years of pattern, colour and creativity. In the 1940s V&A curators, with admirable tenacity, maintained the Museum practice of collecting fabrics from current production that were considered to. Seller Inventory # Batch-FM467-VG-10460

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Title: British Textile Design From 1940 to the ...

Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1999

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

Covers the history of British textile design from 1940 to the present day. The text explores key themes such as artist-designed and hand-crafted versus machine-made textiles, how the use of abstract and geometric patterning has influenced designs, and derivative design and new approaches.