内容简介
Thebookisaimedatanyonewithaninterestinsurfacedesignandpatternwhethertheyarestudents,hobbyistsorprofessionals.Over350imagesfromthelast100yearsarepresentedwithinformativecaptions,orderedaestheticallytocreateapleasingvisualimpressionwherebycontemporaryimagesaredisplayednexttohistoricalimages.Theimagesaredrawnfromawidevarietyofstyles,artmovementsandcountriesoforigintogiveanoverviewofpatterndesignfromthebeginningofthelastcenturytothepresentday.Imagesincludefabricdesignsandwallpaperpatternsprimarily,plussomeceramicandotherdecorativepatternswhereappropriate.Patternsarechosenfromanumberofsources,includingthearchivesofcolleges,museumsandprivatecollections.InternationalfashionhousesandnotableBritishdesignerssuchasCeliaBirtwellandZandraRhodeshavecontributedimages.Anopeningintroductiondiscussesthepredominantkeythemesthatarerelevanttothesubjectofpatterndesign.