This book is a thorough exploration of the evolution of decorative pattern through the story of the pioneer designers of wallpapers and textiles ... Lesley Jackson's survey begins with that great flowering of pattern design associated with William Morris and C.EA. Voysey. But these two are familiar enough and the real pleasure of this authoritative book is the number of unfamiliar names catalogued here as major design talents. The design of this book is also refreshingly simple, with two or three examples per page, effectively large blocks of colour and pattern. This makes it seem like a modern version ofOwen Jones's The Grammar of Ornament, and will undoubtedly make it an inspiration to designers and decorators alike.Country Life.

Preface

1900s Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Jugendstil

1910s-20s Proto-Modernism, Modernism, and Moderne

1930s Functionalism and Industrial Art

1940s-50s "Contemporary"

1960s Op, Pop, and Psychedelia

1970s Ruralism, Revivalism, and Giganticism

1980s-90s Post-Modernism, Document, and Digital Design

Bibliography

Notes

Glossary

Index

Author's acknowledgments

Picture credits