PacificPattern

AlavishlyillustratedsurveyofPacificfiberart,withastunningcompilationofcontemporary,archival,andmuseumimages—anindispensablesourcebookforartists,craftspeople,designers,andarchitects.Manyofthemostappealingandflamboyantdesignsofthehumanimaginationhavebeenexpressedintheformofpatterns.NowhereisthismoreevidentthanintheSouthPacific,whichishometosomeofthemostinnovativeandinspirationalpatternsinfabricandfiber:anever-changingstoryinwhichtheislandershavereactedtothechangesbroughtbycontactswithEuropeorbycontemporaryWesternpopularculture.Usingnaturalfiberstakenfrom...