SPOTLIGHT ON… A DESIGN HISTORY BLOG

This is where I put the spotlight on a different 20th Century designer or studio that I admire, with a focus on pattern and print. Fancy receiving these posts in your inbox? Join my mailing list.

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RAOUL DUFY

I seem to have mentioned Raoul Dufy in a couple of my newsletters, so I thought it fitting to put the spotlight on him this month. Although most well known as the French Fauvist painter…

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CRYSÉDE SILKS

Cryséde was a small firm producing unique block printed silks in Cornwall during the 1920s and 30s, founded by Alec and Kay Walker…

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MARION DORN

Marion Dorn (1896-1964) was a gifted textile designer, best known for her bold rug and furnishing fabric designs…