Patterns - bold, colourful, muted, delicate, intricate, splashy, spare, figurative, abstract, dizzying, calming - are the subject of this comprehensive reference, which examines the pattern as an essential part of 20th-century design history. With text accompanied by colour plates, Lesley Jackson takes readers on a tour of the development of 20th-century patterns from around the world. Organized by decade, the work 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.
- ISBN10 1568983336
- ISBN13 9781568983332
- Publish Date 1 May 2002
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 30 November 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton Architectural Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Language English