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The world of fashion and design encompasses a vast area of creativity and is responsible
for enhancing our lives both practically and aesthetically; often this is on an everyday
basis and in ways we hardly notice, but at other times designers make bold statements,
which we find impossible to ignore. The two hundred titles presented in this collection,
range from the art of button-making and the development of shoe design to the
architectural masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright and the superb garden designs of
Capability Brown, and demonstrate the impact design has on everything around us.
Fashion and costume design are both well represented and are complimented by the
work of a variety of renowned fashion photographers. Fashion design can be defined as
the dedicated applied art to clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural
and social influences of a specific time. Fashion design differs from costume design due
to the transience of the core product, which is usually limited to one or two seasons. It is
generally considered to have started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth,
who was the first designer to have his label sewn into the garments that he created. All
articles of clothing from any time period are categorised as costume design, but only
clothing created after 1858 is classed as fashion design. There are many types of fashion
designers ranging from those that are self-employed who design for individual clients to
those that work for apparel manufacturers, creating designs for the mass market.
Established brand names are likely to be designed by a team of individual designers
under the direction of a designer director.
The term graphic design refers to a number of artistic and professional disciplines that
focus on visual communication and presentation. Various methods are used to create and
combine symbols, images and words to create a visual representation of ideas and
messages. Typography, visual arts and page layout techniques all help to produce the
final result. Graphic design is generally used in magazines, advertisements, product
packaging and web design. There are examples of each of these categories in the titles
offered here, such as the jazz magazine covers depicted in ‘The Cat on a Hot Thin
Groove’, by Gene Deitch, the monograph on Shawn Wolfe, who famously produced the
world’s first ever anti-brand, Martin Bril’s survey on Dutch packaging design and several
informative computer graphics publications.
There are architectural studies that span the stylistic spectrum, and distinctive works on
landscape and garden design that are instructive and inspirational. Practical guides on
interior design are accompanied by impressive surveys that provide ideas for innovative
decoration. Examples of textile and fabric design as seen in Oriental carpets and a variety
of well-illustrated texts on embroidery and needlepoint are also present. A selection of
works on European ceramics, furniture and woodwork, and glass are alongside historical
accounts of silver. This collection demonstrates the transforming effect design has on the
world we live in and will provide a diverse and fascinating resource on a subject that has
an influence on all our lives.
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
1 ANDREWS, Brian. Australian Gothic. The Gothic Revival in Australian
Architecture from the 1840s to the 1950s. Melbourne, The Miegunyah
Press/Melbourne University Press, 2001.
4to. 194pp. Numerous coloured and black and white illustrations. Dust-jacket.
A comprehensive overview of the Gothic Revival in Australian architecture. This earnest
return to building in the style of the Middle Ages touched most aspects of the Australian-
built environment, including houses, churches, banks, schools, and even funeral parlours
and tombstones.
EXPRESSIONIST ARCHITECTURE
3 CONRADS, Ulrich & SPERLICH, Hans G. The Architecture of Fantasy :
Utopian Building and Planning in Modern Times. Translated and Edited, and
Expanded by Christiane Crasemann Collins and George R. Collins. New York,
Frederick A. Praeger, 1960.
4to. 187pp. Frontispiece. Numerous illustrations. Dust-jacket.
An important work on the unusual, the visionary and the fantastic in twentieth-century
architecture. Discusses and illustrates the work of Bruno Taut, Le Corbusier, Mies and
others. Sperlich designed the influential 'Health Chair' made of bent white painted metal
and with a moveable backrest.
AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE
11 LIPMAN, Jonathan. Frank Lloyd Wright and the Johnson Wax Buildings.
Introduction by Kenneth Frampton. New York, Rizzoli, 1986.
Small 4to. 192pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Plans, some
folding. With the book label: 'From the Apartment of HRH The Princess Margaret,
Countess of Snowdon 1930-2002'. Dust-jacket.
A thorough and sympathetic review of the genesis and design of one of the great buildings
of 20th-century architecture. Herbert Johnson, the client, and Wright, the architect,
together created a group of buildings that are still extraordinary 50 years after they were
begun in Racine, Wisconsin. Lipman, an architect himself, draws on much unpublished
archival material to expose the workings of the design process in detail.
13 QUIMBY, Ian M.G. & EARL, Polly Anne. [Editors.] Technological Innovation
and the Decorative Arts. Published for The Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur
Museum. Charlottesville, The University of Virginia, 1974.
8vo. 373pp. Illustrations. Type-written text. Paperback.
The Winterthur Conference Report 1973. The catalogue, which accompanied an
exhibition, explores how the transition from handwork to machine-work affected the
furniture, wallpaper, gun, clock, iron, glass, silver, and textile-printing industries.
14 SEXTON, R.W. [Editor.] American Public Buildings of Today. City Halls, Court
Houses, Municipal Buildings, Fire Stations, Libraries, Museums, Park Buildings.
Foreword by William Adams Delano. New York, Architectural Book Publishing
Company, Inc., 1931.
Large folio. 209pp. Frontispiece. Numerous black and white illustrations.
Numerous plans and elevations. Dust-jacket.
In the ‘American Architecture of Today’ series. Sexton examines civic and government
architecture, including some buildings designed by the most outstanding architects of the
twentieth century such as the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington D.C.; and the
Rodin Museum by Paul P. Cret; the Baltimore Museum by John Russell Pope; and Myron
Hunt's Spanish or 'Mission' style buildings in California.
15 STAAL, Gert. Between Dictate and Design : The Architecture of Office Buildings.
Rotterdam, Uitgeverij 010 Publishers, 1987.
Small 4to. 155pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Plans.
Illustrated endpapers. Dust-jacket.
The relationship between the client and the architect, between the owner and the builder,
determines the quality of the architecture. ‘Between Dictate and Design’ describes this
cooperative relationship chronologically, starting in the middle of the 19th century.
16 TEAGUE, Walter Dorwin. Design This Day : The Technique of Order in the
Machine Age. London, The Studio Publications, 1946.
8vo. 237pp. Illustrations. Diagrams. Neat ownership inscription on front free-
endpaper. Cloth-backed illustrated boards.
First English edition. First published in America in 1940. Walter Dorwin Teague, 1883-
1960, was an American architect and designer, and also one of the most prolific American
industrial designers. An inspirational work that traces the development of modern design
and outlines the necessary techniques required to solve design problems.
CERAMICS
19 BATTIE, David. David Battie's Guide to Understanding 19th & 20th Century
British Porcelain. Including Fakes, Techniques and Prices. Woodbridge, Antique
Collectors' Club, 1997.
4to. 320pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and
white. Dust-jacket.
An informative work that provides the latest information resulting from research into the
major factory archives over the last fifteen years.
24 FISHER, Stanley W. English Blue and White Porcelain of the 18th Century. An
IIlustrated Descriptive Account of the Early Soft Paste Productions of Bow,
Chelsea, Lowestoft, Derby, Longton Hall, Bristol, Worcester, Caughley and
Liverpool Potters, circa 1740-1800. With a Foreword by Bernard Rackham.
London, Fitzhouse Books, 1989.
8vo. 190pp. Frontispiece. Numerous illustrations. Dust-jacket.
A classic reference work first published in 1947.
36 BRIL, Martin. [Introductory Text.] You'd Better Wrap Yourself Up Well Before
You Go Out. Packaging Design. Amsterdam, BIS Publishers, 2002.
4to. 80pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Paperback.
A work that showcases the most inventive and advanced packaging design produced in
Holland over the past year. The text is in Dutch and English.
40 CURRAN, Ste. Game Plan : Great Designs that Changed the Face of Computer
Gaming. Mies, RotoVision SA, 2004.
Small 4to. 160pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Paperback.
Curran considers ten works of video-gaming genius. The book explores how the industry
evolved from these pivotal pieces of digital art. Conversations with creators and producers
reveal the inspirations behind their masterworks, as well as giving insights into the
development process. Includes Tomb Raider, Populous, Streetfighter II and Super Mario
64.
43 DEITCH, Gene. The Cat on a Hot Thin Groove. Seattle, Fantagraphics Books,
2003.
Oblong folio. 160pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white.
Illustrated endpapers. Dust-jacket.
Deitch is an American Academy-Award winning illustrator, animator and film director,
now based in Prague. A collection of all of Deitch's covers for 'The Record Changer', a
jazz magazine he contributed to from 1945 to 1951, the book also includes every Cat
cartoon Deitch drew for the interior of the magazine.
46 EHMCKE, F.H. Graphic Trade Symbols by German Designers from the 1907
Klingspor Catalog. New York, Dover Publications, Inc., 1974.
4to. 63pp. 293 trade symbols and 54 sample layouts. Paperback.
A collection of 293 German trade graphics mostly created by Fritz Hellmut Ehmcke, who
was strongly influenced by the work of William Morris. Ehmcke's collection of trade
symbols was published for the first time in 1907 when he was 29. They were produced at
the Klingspor Type Foundry, the finest source of typographical design in Europe during
the early twentieth century.
48 FOGES, Chris. Outsize : Large Scale Graphic Design. Mies, RotoVision, 2003.
4to. 159pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-jacket.
Outsize graphics are now more than ever part of the environment. From the period adverts
painted on the long-concealed sides of buildings to the latest in high-tech digital building
cladding, this volume explores in detail the concept, design and application of large scale
graphics.
50 KLEIN, Naomi. No Logo. Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies. London, Flamingo,
2000.
8vo. 490pp. Illustrations. Diagrams. Paperback.
Highly acclaimed polemic attacking the way branding drives the global marketplace.
51 MOLINARI, Pierluigi, PIVA, Marco, RAINEY, Helen & MARCHETTI,
Cesare. Forma & Funzione : Italian Design at Work. Exhibition of Technologies
and Products for the Office Environment. Milano, Silvia Editrice, 1990.
Small 4to. 112pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Paperback.
The catalogue of an exhibition held at the Science Museum in London, that demonstrates
the technology-led approach to the design and manufacture of Italian products.
54 OPIE, Robert. The Art of the Label : Designs of the Times. Royston, Eagle
Editions, 2002.
Small 4to. 144pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-
jacket.
A work that traces the origin and development of labels and the major factors influencing
their design. The main section of the book is divided into categories according to the
products the labels describe: medicines, toiletries, drink, food, tobacco, and household
goods.
69 THIBODEAU, Michael & MARTIN, Jana. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Branding
and Design in Cigarette Packaging. New York, Abbeville Press Publishers, 2000.
8vo. 144pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-jacket.
A compendium of more than three hundred of the best international examples of cigarette
packaging that includes a startling range of images.
74 BOSSAN, Marie-Josèphe. The Art of the Shoe. Hoo, Grange Books, 2007.
Folio. 256pp. Coloured frontispiece. Lavishly illustrated in colour. Dust-jacket.
The history of the shoe is both vast and enthralling. The author supports her analysis with
an outstanding iconography and gives these commonplace objects a universal quality that
sheds light on the whole of civilization and elevates them to the rank of works of art.
78 EPSTEIN, Diana & SAFRO, Millicent. Buttons. Foreword by Jim Dine. Preface
by Tom Wolfe. Photography by John Parnell. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,
1991.
Small 4to. 176pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour.
Paperback.
A monograph that presents more than 1000 examples of the art of button-making. Includes
examples of buttons from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries made from a variety of
materials: glass, porcelain, pearl, gold, silver and brass. The text provides scholarly
information on the history of button design and production, as well as a detailed caption
for each button that describes it and gives its date, provenance and method of creation.
79 ETTINGER, Roseann. 50s Popular Fashion for Men, Women, Boys and Girls.
With Price Guide. Atglen, Schiffer Publishing, 1995.
8vo. 160pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Paperback.
A well-illustrated collection of examples of everyday fashions, taken from the 1950s.
brilliance, dramatising and glamorising contemporary culture and its achievers in politics,
literature, film, sport, dance, theatre, opera, and the world of high fashion. Here are iconic
images of Gloria Swanson, Gary Cooper, Greta Garbo, and Charlie Chaplin as well as
numerous other celebrities drawn from an archive of more than two thousand original
prints. Until now, no more than a handful have been exhibited or published in book form.
The photographs of the 1920s and 1930s represent the high point in Steichen's career, and
the work he did for Condé Nast's magazines are among the most striking creations of
twentieth-century photography.
82 HALL, Zoe Dare. [Introduction.] The Art of Barbie. London, Vision On, 2000.
4to. 111pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Paperback.
Features over 70 shoots of the renowned doll Barbie wearing specially created outfits,
with original contributions from the world's top designers, photographers and artists,
including: Alexander McQueen, Versace, Prada and David Bailey. Introduction by Elton
John and Victoria Beckham. All of Mattel's licensing royalties made from the sale of this
commemorative book went to the Elton John Aids Foundation.
85 HART, Avril & NORTH, Susan. Historical Fashion in Detail : The 17th and 18th
Centuries. Photographs by Richard Davis. Drawings by Leonie Davis. London, V
& A Publications, 2007.
4to. 223pp. Coloured frontispiece. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and
white. Paperback.
A work that presents historical costume and textile history, from cut and construction to
fabrics and trimmings. It also offers the opportunity to see fragile clothes in detail.
Perfection is in the detail: decorative seams, exquisite stitching, knife-sharp pleats and
voluptuous drapery feature alongside more usual techniques such as stamping, pinking
and slashing.
91 LAVER, James. Taste and Fashion from the French Revolution to the Present
Day. New and Revised Edition. With a Chapter on Fashion and the Second World
War and Twelve New Illustrations in Colour. London, George G. Harrap and
Company Ltd., 1946.
8vo. 232pp. Frontispiece. 12pp. coloured illustrations. Black and white
illustrations. Blue cloth.
A study of the last 150 years of fashion that includes its main sociological tendencies,
arranged in chronological order followed by specific items and how they have developed.
95 PEACOCK, John. Men's Fashion : The Complete Sourcebook. With Over 1000
Colour Illustrations. London, Thames and Hudson, 1996.
8vo. 216pp. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-jacket.
A comprehensive record of male fashion from the French Revolution to the present day,
covering every area of clothing and appearance: day wear, court and evening wear,
leisure and sports wear, underwear, knitwear, accessories and hairstyles.
99 RIBEIRO, Aileen. The Gallery of Fashion. Foreword by Sir Roy Strong. London,
National Portrait Gallery, 2000.
8vo. 256pp. Portait frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and
white. Dust-jacket.
The author, a renowned authority on the subject, focuses on costume rather than art
history, providing a visual overview of the past five centuries of fashion.
101 THOMAS, Steven & TURNER, Alwyn W. Big Biba : Inside the Most Beautiful
Store in the World. Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club, 2006.
Tall 4to. 80pp. 16pp. reproduction of a newspaper handed out to customers on Big
Biba's opening day. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Illustrated
endpapers. Dust-jacket.
Barbara Hulanicki's legendary Biba store in London was a shop like no other, before or
since. This work documents the transformation of the original Derry and Toms building
into the 'Superstore Boutique'. It is illustrated floor by floor, showing the products for each
department, from food to fashion, and from bathrooms to the legendary 'Rainbow Room'.
Big Biba lasted just two years before it fell victim to recession. The business, which had
begun by producing garments to be sold by mail order, had grown in less than a decade to
become a seven-storey department store filled with own-brand products throughout.
102 TOTH, Mike & D'AMATO, Jennie. Fashion Icon : The Power and Influence of
Graphic Design. Gloucester, Rockport Publishers, 2003.
Small 4to. 176pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-
jacket.
This volume presents a diverse portfolio of innovative design work inspired by cutting-
edge fashion trends. It features fashion examples from print advertising (magazines), retail
space (store displays), packaging (boxes and bags) and more. Each photograph is
accompanied by a description of materials used in the design and sidebar features explore
the role of industry players such as art directors, photographers, models, magazine editors
and stylists.
103 WATKINS, Charmian. The Clothes Book. London, Dorling Kindersley, 1984.
Small 4to. 160pp. Coloured frontispiece. Coloured illustrations. Diagrams.
Patterns, some loosely inserted in flap on inside of back cover. Dust-jacket.
A complete designer wardrobe to make at home.
104 WAUGH, Norah. The Cut of Women's Clothes 1600-1930. With Line Diagrams
by Margaret Woodward. London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1968.
Small 4to. 336pp. Coloured portrait frontispiece. Illustrations. Cutting diagrams
and tailors' patterns. Pink cloth.
This is a vivid record, in words, illustrations and working diagrams, of a section of
women's clothing design from 1600 to 1930. The author was in charge of costume at the
Theatre Studio run by Michel Saint-Denis in the 1930s.
105 YOHANNAN, Kohle. John Rawlings : 30 Years in Vogue. Santa Fe, Arena
Editions, 2001.
Folio. 267pp. Portrait frontispiece. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and
white. Illustrated endpapers. Dust-jacket.
John Rawlings, 1912-1970, was one of the most prolific photographers of the twentieth
century, with more than 200 Vogue and Glamour covers to his credit.
107 BRIDGE, Mark. An Encyclopedia of Desks. London, The Apple Press, 1988.
4to. 127pp. Numerous coloured illustrations. Occasional black and white
illustrations. Diagrams. Chart. Dust-jacket.
A well-illustrated reference work that presents a unique combination of design and history.
110 GRANDJEAN, Serge. Empire Furniture, 1800 to 1825. London, Faber and Faber,
1966.
8vo. 120pp. Coloured frontispiece. Three coloured illustrations. 96pp.
illustrations. Embossed library stamp on title-page and front free-endpaper. Dust-
jacket.
A study of 17th-century French furniture from the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. French
furniture styles have had a profound influence on European and American furniture,
especially that produced during the first part of the 19th century.
113 INNES, Jocasta & WALTON, Stewart. The Complete Painted Furniture Manual.
London, Conran Octopus, 1993.
4to. 160pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Over 50 black and white patterns.
Ownership inscription on front free-endpaper. Dust-jacket.
An inspiring guide to the decorative painting of furniture, that also offers useful practical
information.
114 KENNEY, John Tarrant. The Hitchcock Chair. The Story of a Connecticut
Yankee – L. Hitchcock of Hitchcocks-ville – and an Account of the Restoration of
His 19th-Century Manufactory. New York, Clarkson N. Potter, Inc., 1971.
4to. 339pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous illustrations, some coloured. Gift
inscription on half-title. Paperback.
Lambert Hitchcock, 1795-1852, was an American furniture manufacturer, famous for
designing and mass-producing the Hitchcock Chair. A survey of Hitchcock's 19th century-
chairs and other furniture, that covers the rise and fall of his factory. In 1946, the author
came upon the abandoned Hitchcock Chair factory while fishing on the Farmington River.
He wrote this monograph and started a new Hitchcock Chair Company in the same
location. That business lasted until 2006, when it was forced to close due to competition
from low-cost overseas furniture manufacturers.
116 ODA, Noritsugu. Danish Chairs. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1999.
4to. 224pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Paperback.
Includes a brief history of modern Danish furniture design.
118 PINTO, Edward & Eva. Tunbridge and Scottish Souvenir Woodware. With
Chapters on Bois Durci and Pyrography. London, G. Bell & Sons, 1970.
8vo. 149pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous illustrations. Dust-jacket.
The first full-length study of the decorative woodware produced in the nineteenth century
at Tunbridge Wells and in Scotland.
119 REEVES, David. Furniture : An Explanatory History. London, Faber and Faber
Limited, 1947.
8vo. 200pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Ownership inscription on title-page. Red
cloth.
A work that covers French and English periods of furniture-making, the materials, the
makers, how it is made, decorative treatments, and modern furniture and interior design.
121 ROGERS, John C. English Furniture : Its Essentials and Characteristics Simply
and Clearly Explained for the Student and Small Collector. With a Foreword by H.
Avray Tipping. London, Published at the Offices of ‘Country Life,’ Ltd., and by
George Newnes, Ltd.; New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1923.
8vo. 188pp. Numerous illustrations. Diagrams. Ownership inscription on front
free-endpaper. Green cloth.
A well-illustrated and comprehensive work presented in three sections: 'The Period of Oak
Furniture', 'The Period of Walnut Furniture' and 'The Period of Mahogany Furniture'. It
also offers an idea of when furniture, of any leading type, came into use, and of how it was
altered in form and detail as time went on.
122 SAGLIO, André. French Furniture. London, B.T. Batsford; New York, Charles
Scribner's Sons, 1913.
8vo. 194pp. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Blue cloth.
Originally published in 1907. André Saglio's survey stretches from the times of Gauls
battling Romans through the medieval, Renaissance and Regency periods, to the opulence
of Louis XVI, the violent Revolution and the rise of Napoleon.
123 YATES, Simon. An Encyclopedia of Chairs. London, The Apple Press, 1988.
4to. 127pp. Numerous coloured illustrations. Diagrams. Chart. Dust-jacket.
A well-illustrated introductory survey that covers the development of chair design
chronologically.
124 YATES, Simon. An Encyclopedia of Tables. London, The Apple Press, 1990.
4to. 128pp. Numerous coloured and sepia illustrations. Diagrams. Chart. Dust-
jacket.
A visual guide to the development of furniture from the earliest times to the present day.
GLASS
125 BATE, Percy. English Table Glass. London, George Newnes Limited; New York,
Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905.
8vo. 130pp. Frontispiece. Numerous illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt decorative
design, top edge gilt.
English drinking glasses and decanters from the 16th to the 18th century.
130 BRUNHAMMER, Yvonne & TISE, Suzanne. French Decorative Art. The
Société des Artistes Décorateurs, 1900-1942. With the Participation of Jean-Pierre
Khalifa and the Société des Artistes Décorateurs. Paris, Flammarion, 1990.
4to. 288pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-jacket.
The Société des Artistes Décorateurs, founded in 1901 in the aftermath of the Universal
Exposition of 1900, was the first professional organization of artists, artisans, designers
and architects to emerge in France since the abolition of corporations in 1791. It set out to
revitalize France's decorative arts.
131 COOPER, Nicholas. The Opulent Eye : Late Victorian and Edwardian Taste in
Interior Design. With Photographic Plates by H. Bedford Lemere. London, The
Architectural Press Ltd., 1977.
4to. 258pp. Profusely illustrated in black and white. Paperback.
A work that provides a rare insight into late 1800s and early 1900s English interior design
styles of the upper classes.
133 EVANS, Deborah, CHAPMAN, Carolyn, GRAY, Linda & RUFEY, Celia.
Laura Ashley Complete Guide to Home Decorating. Foreword by Nick Ashley.
Edited by Charyn Jones. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989.
4to. 224pp. Coloured title-page. Profusely illustrated in colour. Diagrams.
Paperback.
Inspirational design schemes for home interiors.
134 EVELEGH, Tessa. Essential Shaker Style. London, Ward Lock, 1995.
8vo. 96pp. Numerous coloured illustrations. Diagrams. Dust-jacket.
The Shaker phrase 'beauty in utility' is startlingly evident in their style of home furnishing.
This guide offers practical suggestions on how to create Shaker style in your own home.
136 GEORGE, Amelia Saint. The Stencil Book. With over 30 Stencils to Cut Out and
Trace. Photographs by Jan Baldwin. London, Conran Octopus, 1988.
8vo. 128pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Stencil
examples. Paperback.
A work on the method and technique of stencilling.
139 GRANT, Ian. [Editor.] Great Interiors. Preface by Cecil Beaton. Photographs by
Edwin Smith. London, Spring Books, 1971.
4to. 288pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-jacket.
Richly-illustrated study of some of the western world's finest rooms and interiors, from
1650 to the present day; essays and photographic studies on the Early Classical period,
Baroque and Rococo, Neo-Classical, Romantic Revival, High Victorian, Fin-De-Siècle,
and Modern.
140 HOPPEN, Kelly & CHISLETT, Helen. Kelly Hoppen Close Up : Attention to
Detail in Design. Photography by Thomas Stewart. London, Quadrille, 2001.
Small 4to. 160pp. Lavishly illustrated in colour. Paperback.
Inspired by her travels in the Far East and using her understanding of the principles of
space and proportion, Kelly Hoppen designs rooms that demonstrate her ability to mix
materials and textures in neutral backgrounds for a look that is in tune with modern
western consciousness.
142 INNES, Jocasta. The New Paint Magic. London, Frances Lincoln, 1992.
4to. 240pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Diagrams.
Dust-jacket.
A celebration of the painted finish in all its guises.
145 JAEGER, David. [Editor.] Interior Design Choice. Third Annual Edition.
Toronto, Indecs Publishing Inc., 1986.
4to. 350pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Illustrated boards.
A directory of designers and suppliers to the interior design industry.
146 KYLLOE, Ralph. Rustic Style. New York, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1998.
Small 4to. 160pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-
jacket.
The log and stone camps and lodges in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, which
gave city dwellers a place to escape, have become synonymous with rustic style. Includes
examples of a wide variety of authentic American rustic furniture while also offering
numerous ideas for using and combining rustic pieces made from branches, roots, bark,
twigs, and antlers.
147 MACK, Lorrie, EGERTON, Lucinda & NEWDICK, Jane. Laura Ashley Guide
to Country Decorating. Special Photography by James Merrell. Edited by Isabel
Moore. London, Book Club Associates, 1992.
4to. 208pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-jacket.
The authors extend the Ashley style to other country looks, such as Shaker, Tuscan,
Provençal and American Colonial.
148 McKEVITT, Anne. Anne McKevitt's House Sensation : Brilliant and Imaginative
Ideas for Transforming Your Home. Special Photography by Colin Poole.
London, Quadrille, 1998.
Small 4to. 192pp. Illustrated title-page. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-
jacket.
A whole range of ideas for transforming every aspect of the interior design of a house.
149 MEEHAN, Patricia. Stencil Source Book. Over 200 Stencils to Make for All
Around the Home. London, Anaya Publishers Ltd., 1993.
Small 4to. 144pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-
jacket.
A work that offers a combination of inspirational designs and practical information.
150 MEEHAN, Patricia. The New Stencil Source Book. 200 Original Designs.
London, Anaya, Collins & Brown, 1995.
Small 4to. 144pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-
jacket.
The author provides more information on how to stencil successfully.
151 SAUMAREZ SMITH, Charles. The Rise of Design. Design and the Domestic
Interior in Eighteenth-Century England. London, Pimlico, 2000.
8vo. 259pp. Illustrations. Paperback.
'The Rise of Design' provides a highly original and authoritative account of the
appearance of rooms at all levels of society and how and why attitudes to decoration
changed. It covers eighteenth-century style, design and decoration, as well as social
history, art and architecture. The author examines the role of the architect, traces the
emergence of the professional designer, charts how various industries flourished and the
skills of specialist craftsmen grew in response to fresh demands, and gives a pioneering
account of how and why women first began to take a special interest in decoration.
152 SIBBETT, Jr., Ed. Floral Borders. Cut Out and Use Stencils. 95 Full-Size
Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper. New York, Dover Publications Inc.,
1986.
8vo. 64pp. Stencil examples. Paperback.
A selection of different stencil designs which also includes advice on method and
technique.
153 STERBENZ, Carol Endler & Genevieve A. Faux Chic. Gloucester, Quarry
Books, 2004.
8vo. 144pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Paperback.
A practical guide to decorating using imaginative techniques.
154 THORNTON, Peter. Form and Decoration : Innovation in the Decorative Arts,
1470-1870. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1998.
4to. 216pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Map. Dust-
jacket.
A concise history of European decorative styles and motifs. An informative and inspiring
work that places the decorative arts in their historical, political and social context.
155 WILLIAMS, Henry Lionel & Ottalie K. Antiques in Interior Design. South
Brunswick and New York, A.S. Barnes and Company; London, Thomas Yoseloff
Ltd., 1966.
4to. 387pp. Illustrated title-page. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and
white. Dust-jacket.
Highlights the eclectic fashion in interior design, where antiques from many periods are
combined to create uniquely-styled rooms.
156 WILSON, Althea. Paint Works. With Sally Slaney. Photography by Mark Jones.
London, Century, 1988.
4to. 144pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Diagrams.
Stencil designs. Illustrated endpapers. Dust-jacket.
A work that examines the art of decorative paint. The author specialises in creating
decorative effects on walls, wood panelling, dados, tiles, furniture and textiles. Includes
advice on marbling, stippling, sponging and stencilling techniques.
158 BROOKES, John. The Small Garden. London, The Reader's Digest Association
Limited in association with Marshall Cavendish Editions, 1978.
4to. 256pp. Numerous coloured illustrations. Diagrams. Plans, some coloured.
Coloured maps. Paper-covered boards.
A guide that presents a wide variety of approaches to the problems of designing and
planting a small garden. In addition the author has selected over six hundred suitable
plants, from ground cover to decorative climbers, as well as describing possible types of
stuctures and water features.
161 LEIGHTON, Ann (Mrs A.W. SMITH). American Gardens in the Eighteenth
Century, "For Use or For Delight". Boston, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1976.
8vo. 514pp. Numerous illustrations. Dust-jacket.
An exploration in colonial gardening, a period of horticultural richness, accompanied by
illustrations of the period.
163 STUART, David. The Garden Triumphant : A Victorian Legacy. London, Viking,
1988.
8vo. 317pp. Numerous illustrations, some coloured. Plans. Dust-jacket.
A work that examines the impact of Victorian gardens on gardening today.
A CLASSIC STUDY
165 WHARTON, Edith. Italian Villas and Their Gardens. Illustrated with Pictures by
Maxfield Parrish and by Photographs. New Introductory Notes by Arthur Ross,
Henry Hope Reed, and Thomas S. Hayes. New York, Da Capo, 1988.
8vo. 270pp. Illustrations, some coloured. Paperback.
First published in 1904. Although Wharton is best remembered today as a novelist, her
contemporaries knew her also as a perceptive essayist on what today might be termed
'design'. In 'Italian Villas and Their Gardens' she praises the Italian garden for its lack of
flowers and its focus instead on 'three other factors in garden-composition – marble, water
and perennial verdure' to create a kind of living architecture. By 1904 Maxfield Parrish
was acknowledged as 'one of America's most successful artists, achieving national
popularity for his distinctively elegant style, detailed backgrounds and glowing colors'.
SILVER
166 CAME, Richard. Silver. London, Octopus Books, 1972.
8vo. 96pp. Numerous illustrations, some coloured. Dust-jacket.
An informative account of the greatest periods of the silversmith's art, the sixteenth,
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
167 INGLIS, Brand. The Arthur Negus Guide to British Silver. Foreword by Arthur
Negus. Consultant Editor: Arthur Negus. London, Hamlyn, 1980.
8vo. 160pp. Frontispiece. Numerous illustrations, some coloured. Ownership
inscription on front free-endpaper. Dust-jacket.
A history of British silversmiths from medieval times. It covers the impact of the French
Huguenot styles in the late 17th century, the classically elegant Georgian silver, the
diverse and curious styles of the Victorian period, right up to the development of Art
Nouveau. Includes a chapter on hall marks.
170 BALL, Kazz & JANITCH, Valerie. Hand Painted Textiles for the Home.
Newton Abbot, A David & Charles Craft Book, 1991.
8vo. 160pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Diagrams.
Dust-jacket.
Inspirational textile designs for the home using techniques such as stencilling, gutta-serti,
batik, marbling and patchwork.
171 BARBER, Marie. Heavenly Cross-Stitch : Designs with a Christian Theme. New
York, Sterling Publishing Co., 1998.
8vo. 128pp. Illustrated title-page. Coloured illustrations. Graph patterns. Dust-
jacket.
Cross-stich projects that draw on Bible themes such as prayers, psalms and important
events in the Christian calendar.
174 CAPES, Robert. Creative Needlepoint. London, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1992.
8vo. 139pp. Coloured illustrations. Diagrams. Dust-jacket.
With a Foreword by Dame Joan Sutherland, who the author portrayed in one of his later
works. Inspirational ideas and techniques for creating original designs.
176 COSS, Melinda & SOUDAN, Sylvie. Magic Carpets : A Guide to Creative Rug
Making. London, Collins, 1989.
4to. 128pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Diagrams. Coloured graphs. Dust-
jacket.
A practical guide to making rugs using the techniques of latch hooking or needlepoint.
177 DAY, Susan. Art Deco and Modernist Carpets. San Francisco, Chronicle Books,
2002.
4to. 224pp. Coloured frontispiece. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and
white. Dust-jacket.
The design revolutions of the early 20th century were woven into the very fabric of the
carpets and rugs of that era. ‘Art Deco and Modernist Carpets’, the first detailed history,
charts the evolution of carpet design out of the floral effusions of the Victorian salons and
into the angular elegance of Art Deco and the bold abstraction of Modernism popularized
by the machine age. Artists and designers such as Picasso, Poiret, Gray, Delaunay,
Matisse and Klee make these rugs extremely collectible artworks in their own right.
178 DIMAND, Maurice S. Peasant and Nomad Rugs of Asia. With An Introductory
Essay. New York, Asia House Gallery, 1961.
8vo. 82pp. Numerous coloured and black and white illustrations. White illustrated
boards.
An exhibition catalogue of classical and tribal rugs. The author was the Curator Emeritus
of Near Eastern Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
180 FOKKER, Nicolas. Persian and Other Oriental Carpets for Today. London,
George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1976.
8vo. 135pp. Illustrations, mostly coloured. Diagrams. Map. Dust-jacket.
A detailed survey on Persian carpets that also includes some information on Pakistani
carpets.
181 GANS-RUEDIN, E. The Great Book of Oriental Carpets. New York, Harper &
Row, 1983.
4to. 180pp. Profusely illustrated in colour. Diagrams. Maps. Dust-jacket.
A comprehensive study that contains examples made in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries from Iran, Turkey, the Caucasus, Turkestan, Afghanistan, India and China.
182 GOSTELOW, Mary. The Cross Stitch Book. London, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1982.
8vo. 144pp. Illustrations, some coloured. Diagrams. Charts. Dust-jacket.
The author presents the cross-stitch in all its many variations.
184 HASLER, Julie. Native American Cross Stitch. Newton Abbot, David & Charles,
1999.
8vo. 128pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Graph
patterns. Dust-jacket.
Diverse designs inspired by the art and culture of the Native American people. Projects
include a traditional dream catcher, a Cree friendship bag and a Navajo rug.
185 ILES, Jane. The Needlework Garden. Over 20 Creative Designs. London,
Century, 1989.
8vo. 141pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous coloured illustrations. Diagrams.
Dust-jacket.
Inspiring needlework designs with details of over 20 projects from cushions to greeting
cards, decorated with motifs suggested by flowers, herbs and vegetables.
186 INNES, Miranda. Decorating with Traditional Fabrics. Simply Made Soft
Furnishings for Today's Home. London, Collins & Brown, 1994.
4to. 128pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous coloured illustrations. Diagrams.
Dust-jacket.
A handbook that gives inspirational and practical advice on how to create soft furnishings
from designs based on a broad range of country traditions from around the world.
187 IZMIDLIAN, Georges. Oriental Rugs and Carpets Today. How to Choose and
Enjoy Them. With 34 plates in full colour, 16 in black and white, 50 drawings.
Newton Abbot, David and Charles, 1977.
8vo. 128pp. Maps. Dust-jacket.
A detailed introduction and guide to oriental rugs and carpets.
188 KING, Monique & Donald. European Textiles in the Keir Collection 400 BC to
1800 AD. London and Boston, Faber and Faber, 1990.
4to. 311pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-jacket.
The Keir Collection is one of the most remarkable and wide-ranging collections of works
of art gathered together in any country since World War II. It is famous for its Islamic art
but it is probable that its European textiles could well gain equal renown. There are few
museums that can rival it in this field for its scope, quality and variety. It is particularly
strong on Italian and French textiles of the 15th to the 18th centuries. But it has also many
notable works from late antiquity, the medieval period and the Renaissance, produced in
Egypt, Spain, England and Germany. Its coverage is so extensive that this work is in effect
a general history of the subject, illustrating the evolution of design and technique from
Roman times to 1800.
189 LANIER, Mildred B. English and Oriental Carpets at Williamsburg.
Williamsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1975.
8vo. 132pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous coloured and black and white
illustrations. Blue cloth.
A brief history of carpet-making in England and the Near and Middle East over the past
three centuries, as well as colonial Virginia. Includes examples of English, Persian,
Turkish and Caucasian carpets.
193 PERNA, Sharon. Cross-Stitch : A Beautiful Gift. New York, Sterling Publishing
Co., Inc., 1992.
8vo. 128pp. Coloured illustrations. Diagrams. Graph patterns. Dust-jacket.
A review of basic cross-stitch techniques and materials that includes 42 cross-stitch
projects.
194 PHILLIPS, Siân. Siân Phillips' Needlepoint. London, Guild Publishing, 1987.
8vo. 128pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous coloured illustrations. Diagrams.
Graph patterns. Dust-jacket.
A variety of projects are presented, from a spectacle case to a carpet.
195 PYMAN, Kit. [Editor.] Made to Measure. Embroideries for all Occasions.
Drawings by Jan Messent. Tunbridge Wells, Search Press, 1985.
8vo. 158pp. Coloured illustrations. Diagrams. Graph patterns. Paperback.
A wide range of ideas for creating presents.
196 REED, Stanley. Oriental Rugs and Carpets. London, Octopus Books, 1972.
8vo. 96pp. Numerous illustrations, some coloured. Dust-jacket.
A historical and geographical study on the development of Oriental rug and carpet
manufacture.
198 STEVENS, Helen M. The Embroiderer's Countryside. Newton Abbot, David &
Charles, 1992.
4to. 136pp. Coloured frontispiece. Coloured and black and white illustrations.
Dust-jacket.
An informative guide to wildlife embroideries with detailed descriptions of techniques used
in the designs.