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V&a Patterns: The Fifties

Sue Prichard

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Retro patterns and designs from the 1950s.

Recommended for lovers of vintage fashion and design. The book showcases the work of some of the most influential designers from the 1950s, making it a great read for anyone interested in the history and evolution of fashion and design. The free CD of high-resolution images included in the book is also a great feature for those who appreciate the details of these classic patterns and prints.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

V&a Patterns: The Fifties

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ISBN: 9781851775859
Author: Sue Prichard
Date of Publication: 2009-09-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Art
Related Topics: Design
Goodreads rating: 4.34
(rated by 35 readers)

Description

The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world’s greatest museum of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled resource for designers for 150 years.This new series of pattern books presents the range of the V&A’s superb collections. Beautifully designed, accessible, and informative, these little books are a repository of ideas and inspiration for designers of all kinds. Included in each volume is a CD of all the images shown within--to be redrawn, reworked, or even licensed for further use.  The books are available individually or in a beautiful decorative slipcase.The FiftiesThe Fifties produced some of the most inventive and innovative twentieth-century pattern designs as the emerging trend for abstraction in the fine arts--as exemplified by Miró, Calder, and Klee, for instance--acted as a stimulus for many European and American designers.
 

Retro patterns and designs from the 1950s.

Recommended for lovers of vintage fashion and design. The book showcases the work of some of the most influential designers from the 1950s, making it a great read for anyone interested in the history and evolution of fashion and design. The free CD of high-resolution images included in the book is also a great feature for those who appreciate the details of these classic patterns and prints.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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