A Look Inside V&A Pattern
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"Ljus i Flaske (Light in Bottles)" is a peacock-esque wallpaper sample by Preben Dahlstrom for Dahls tapetfabrik, block-printed in Denmark. 1956, from The Fifties. -
This plotter drawing by Robert Mallary, Untitled, is one of our favorites from the collection. 1981, from Digital Pioneers. -
British textile designer William Morris made a tremendous impact on decorative design just before the turn of the nineteenth century. This is "Kennet", 1883, for Morris & Co. -
The simple links of "Fibra" break up the lines of Esther Haraszty's furnishing fabric for Knoll. 1953, from The Fifties. -
Charles Csuri's "Flies" screenprint depicts a graphic swarm. 1967, from Digital Pioneers. -
Paul Brown's plotter drawing "BIGDIM / 0 10 10 0 0 0 / 200,120 / 11,969" is an intricate progression and deconstruction of geometric shapes. 1979, from Digital Pioneers. -
From Northern India, this sample is a length of printed, painted, and dyed cotton that came from a dress or furnishing fabric. Early 18th century, from Indian Florals. -
"Graphica" is a furnishing fabric sample from British textile design maven Lucienne Day for Heal's. 1954, from The Fifties. -
"Collonade" is a wallpaper sample that Robert Nicholson designed for Palladio Wallpapers. 1955 from The Fifties. -
Liberty & Co. has been a leader in textile designs for well over 100 years. "Kier" is a fruity furnishing fabric from Robert Stewart. 1954, from The Fifties. -
Harold Cohen wrote the computer program that produced "AARON." 2003, from Digital Pioneers. -
James Faure Walker's "Proposition V: Green" is a composite ink jet print. 1991, from Digital Pioneers.
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