V&A Pattern: Box Set III

Following the success of the previous titles in the V&A Pattern series, four new books reveal more of the V&A's spectacular and extensive pattern collections. ChineseTextiles by Yueh-Siang Chang moves through the centuries highlighting the motifs of luxurious courtly robes, floral silks intended for the export market, and even the tongue-in-cheek patterns of Vivienne Tam. Spitalfields Silks by Moria Thunder displays delightful floral designs alongside quirky, strikingly modern silks, all produced in 18th-century London. Pop Patterns by Oriole Cullen showcases Andy Warhol's influence on commercial design in the 1970s, when soup cans, lipsticks, and even men's haircuts graced dress fabrics and wallpapers. Walter Crane by Esm

Oriole Cullen is Curator of Fashion in Motion and Modern Textiles and Fashion at the V&A. Esme Whittaker is Assistant Curator in the Word and Image Department at the V&A. Yueh-Siang Chang is Assistant Curator of Chinese Arts in the Asian Department at the V&A. Moira Thunder is Curator of Design in the Word and Image Department at the V&A. She specializes in designs for textiles.

This series celebrates the V+A's status as a source of inspiration for designers, reflecting the unique breadth and depth of a collection that represents over 3000 years of objects from all over the world. This boxed set of four pocket sized books makes an attractive gift but is also a valuable source of ideas for designers of all kinds. The four titles in the set feature many more of the V+A's most popular patterns...Spitalfields Silks displays delightful floral designs alongside quirky, strikingly modern silks. Pop Patterns showcases Warhol' s influence on commercial design in the 1970s. Walter Crane was a key designer of the Aesthetic movement, incorporating swans, bulrushes, fairy tales and more into his diverse patterns. And Chinese Textiles moves through the centuries from the motifs of luxurious courtly robes, to thetongue-in-cheek patterns of Vivienne Tam. ..Each book comes with a free CD of the images inside, which can be redrawn or reworked. Commercial designers looking to license patterns and individual motifs from the collection can use this book as a starting point for research.

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