Repeating patterns can soothe or energize us, bringing joy and harmony to everyday life. Repeat Printed Pattern for Interiors explores the power repeat patterns hold over us and what goes into creating original, effective printed designs. Beginning with the history of patterns in interior design, Kate Farley uncovers lessons from the work of Owen Jones, William Morris, Collier Campbell and Josef Frank. There are also interviews with some of the best contemporary pattern designers working today: Angie Lewin, Deborah Bowness, Eley Kishimoto, Emma J. Shipley, Galbraith & Paul, Neisha Crosland, Orla Kiely OBE, Sarah Campbell and Timorous Beasties. Each interview covers the designer's practice and ethos and includes a deconstruction of one design, with discussion of initial sketches, details of design development, manufacturing insights and images of final products. Covering hand-drawn techniques through to digital manipulation, you'll also be guided through the implications of visual language, colour statements, manufacturing considerations and commercial interior contexts to prepare you to jump in and start creating your own unique patterns.

With insight into the creative process from nine of the most successful contemporary textile designers, this is a practical guide to using motifs, rhythm and composition to produce original, vibrant and harmonious patterns for interior design.

About the Author
Kate Farley is Associate Professor in Design at Norwich University of the Arts, UK, where she leads the undergraduate courses of Fashion and Textile Design. She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, recognizing the sustained impact she has made on Teaching and Learning at undergraduate level. With more than 25 years of design experience Kate's practice focuses on bespoke printed pattern and site-specific projects that tell stories.

Reviews
Extremely well researched... The designer interviews are excellent. -- Shirley Mclauchlan, Edinburgh University, UK
This book offers so much across its 232 pages - insights into the author's creative process and design inspirations which reveal an inspirational eye for pattern and colour. The case studies of designers working across the past 50 years in the interior textile industry detail the recipes for their success and emphasise the need for budding designers to develop their own aesthetic and authentic vision. The rest of the book offers design context and some history alongside tools and tips on how to develop your design ideas - giving you the visual and verbal language to develop and articulate your design ideas. A valuable publication for anyone with an interest in pattern. - Amanda Briggs-Goode, Nottingham Trent University, UK



Book Information
ISBN 9781350127449
Author Kate Farley
Format Hardback
Page Count 232
Imprint Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC