Showing posts with label Pattern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pattern. Show all posts

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkst,tte to American Modern

Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkst,tte to American Modern Review


Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkst,tte to American Modern

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Czech-born Jacqueline Groag (1903-1985) was an incredibly adept textile designer who trained at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Vienna during the 1920s under Franz Cisek and Josef Hoffmann. She produced textile designs for the Wiener Werkstatte and some of the Parisian fashion houses while she lived in Vienna. She married the architect and interior designer Jacques Groag - they made a successful team. However, in 1939 they were compelled to emigrate to the UK. Jacqueline Groag continued to produce textile design work for the British market, and after the war her designs could be seen at numerous outlets such as David Whitehead, Grafton, John Lewis and Liberty. For more than 20 years she worked as a freelance designer, supplying designs for carpets, greetings cards, laminates, plastics, textiles, wallpapers and wrapping papers to many firms including Bond-Worth Carpets, British European Airways, the British Overseas Airways Corporation, Dunlop, ICI and London Transport. In 1984 she became a Fellow of the Faculty of Royal Designers for Industry. She was a prodigious and successful designer to the end of her life. Along with Lucienne Day and Marian Mahler she is seen as central to a new and exciting development in textile design in the 1950s. Together their work is featured in a major exhibition 'Designing Women' which begins in Colorado Springs in September 2008. This is a ground breaking publication on the work of this highly important and influential designer.You will not be disappointed with Jacqueline Groag: Textile & Pattern Design: Wiener Werkst,tte to American Modern

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Thursday, October 4, 2012

The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws

The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws Review


The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws

The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws Feature

  • Memoir

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The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws is an original and brilliant work. Margaret Drabble weaves her own story into a history of games, in particular jigsaws, which have offered her and many others relief from melancholy and depression. Alongside curious facts and discoveries about jigsaw puzzles — did you know that the 1929 stock market crash was followed by a boom in puzzle sales? — Drabble introduces us to her beloved Auntie Phyl, and describes childhood visits to the house in Long Bennington on the Great North Road, their first trip to London together, the books they read, the jigsaws they completed. She offers penetrating sketches of her parents, her siblings, and her children; she shares her thoughts on the importance of childhood play, on art and writing, on aging and memory. And she does so with her customary intelligence, energy, and wit. This is a memoir like no other.

"Reading Margaret Drabble's novels has become something of a rite of passage...Sharply observed, exquisitely companionable tales of women of a certain age and class, educated, egocentric, strong, unlucky in love."
(Washington Post )

"Margaret Drabble will have done for late twentieth-century London what Dickens did for Victorian London."
(New York Times )

"Drabble's fiction has achieved a panoramic vision of contemporary life."
(Chicago Tribune ) You will not be disappointed with The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws

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Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Pattern Mini

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Pattern Mini

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The world of Orla Kiely is one where pattern reigns. Immediately recognizable, her unique design language and sure sense of graphic control has seen her label become a hugely successful global brand in the decade since its launch. From her early signature bags, the collection has grown to include a complete women's wear line, accessories, travel and home ware, sold in shops and outlets worldwide. Giving a personal account of what informs her work and inspires her designs, Orla looks at pattern in all its manifestations - the impact of scale and proportion, rhythm and texture and the all-important dimension of color. With her prints applied to a wide range of products, from bags and clothing to decorative objects and soft furnishings, she is in a unique position to comment on all the ways in which pattern can enrich our lives. Illustrated with many examples of Orla's work, along with inspirational images that have shaped her style, the result is both a visual treasury and a thoughtful guide to using pattern with flair and confidence.
You will not be disappointed with Pattern Mini

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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Pattern (Math Counts)

Pattern (Math Counts) Review


Pattern (Math Counts)

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This revised edition of this maths book for the younger reader has new photographs and clearer text. It aims to promote discussion about the illustrations and encourage further investigation. The book also contains notes for teachers and parents. It is part of the "Knowabout" series of books.You will not be disappointed with Pattern (Math Counts)

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Sunday, August 26, 2012

Tribal and Village Rugs: The Definitive Guide to Design, Pattern & Motif

Tribal and Village Rugs: The Definitive Guide to Design, Pattern & Motif Review


Tribal and Village Rugs: The Definitive Guide to Design, Pattern & Motif

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"Essential reference...a must for collectors, scholars, and dealers."—Antiques & Auction News

Drawing on the rich weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia, Peter Stone's clearly presented text is divided into six major regional and tribal groupings covering Anatolian, Baluchi, Caucasian, Kurdish, Persian, and Turkmen motifs. These are subdivided into more precise attributions and motif types, examining the derivations and uses of medallions, field repeats, and borders, and the relationships between them.

Pattern recognition has long been used to determine the origin and age of rugs, and this analysis of designs and their component elements provides a vital key to accurate attribution. Detailed diagrams illustrate the way in which individual motifs are adapted and reinterpreted over time, their evolution crossing historical, cultural, and geographic boundaries.

Lavishly illustrated, this study not only is an invaluable aid to identifying tribal and village rug motifs but also provides a treasure house of creative inspiration for designers. 1,600+ color illustrations.You will not be disappointed with Tribal and Village Rugs: The Definitive Guide to Design, Pattern & Motif

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