Women Textile Designers is a major study of the role women have played in the textile industry, illustrated with outstanding 20th-century designs from the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum and beyond.
About This Book
The book gathers printed, woven and embroidered fabrics made for public spaces, furnishings, fashion and theatre by some of the most accomplished designers of the century. The range runs from Arts and Crafts pioneer May Morris and Bauhaus weavers Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers, through midcentury designers Lucienne Day and Althea McNish, to contemporary innovators such as Birgitta Hahn and Reiko Sudo.
Chapters trace how the textile industry changed over the 20th century—including women's growing access to design education and their emergence as entrepreneurs and leaders—alongside detailed illustrated profiles of key figures. The authors also look at new products and technologies, changing patterns of consumption, and the shifting roles of textiles in homes, public buildings and transport.
Key Features
- Around 270 illustrations of weaves, prints, textures and patterns
- Works drawn from the Victoria and Albert Museum's collections and beyond
- In-depth illustrated profiles of key designers
- Written by V&A curatorial and teaching staff
What You'll Discover
- The women who shaped 20th-century textile design, from May Morris to Reiko Sudo
- How design education and entrepreneurship opened up the industry to women
- The changing role of textiles in interiors, public space and transport
- A sourcebook of modern and contemporary pattern
About the Author
Victoria Bradley is a curator in the department of Performance, Furniture, Textiles and Fashion at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Elizabeth Currie is a tutor on the V&A/Royal College of Art History of Design programme.
Specifications
- Format: Hardcover
- Dimensions: 205 × 270 mm
- Pages: 272
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9780500480984
- Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Perfect For: Textile and interior designers, design historians, students and anyone looking for an inspiring sourcebook of 20th-century pattern.