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.
VAN BUUREN MUSEUM
The Van Buuren house, situated in the ritzy residential Uccle area of Brussels, was home to Alice and David Van Buuren from 1928 to 1973…
RUTH REEVES
Ruth Reeves (1892-1966) was an artist and textile designer known for her witty, dynamic and distinctly American fabrics…
TAKEHISA YUMEJI
Takehisa Yumeji (1884-1934) was a prolific artist, illustrator, printmaker and poet, whose work is highly cherished in his home country of Japan…
SONIA DELAUNAY
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) is a celebrated figure in art and design history, synonymous with the Parisian avant-garde…
JOSEF FRANK
Josef Frank (1885-1967) was an Austrian designer, although his name has since become synonymous with Swedish modern design, as it was here that he became well known for…
EDWARD MCKNIGHT KAUFFER
Edward McKnight Kauffer - known to his friends as Ted - was a gifted graphic designer, best known for his striking poster designs during the interwar years…
PAULE MARROT
Paule Marrot (1902-1987) was a French textile designer, best known for her charming fabrics depicting the natural world…
OLD BLEACH LINEN COMPANY
Established by C.J. Webb in the small town of Randalstown, Northern Ireland in 1864, Old Bleach Linen Co specialised in the production of fine linens for the home and for dress fabrics…
WIENER WERKSTÄTTE TEXTILES
It’s hard to overstate the influence that the Wiener Werkstätte exerted on design and decorative arts in the 20th century…
FOOTPRINTS STUDIO
Footprints was a London textile printing studio active during the 1920s and 30s (so called because of the foot pressure that workers applied to the printing blocks)…
LEONARD BEAUMONT
Leonard Beaumont (1891-1986) was a preeminent designer and printmaker during the 20th Century, but is something of an unsung hero…