Fashion and design

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.
126 THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, KYOTO. [Editor.] Contemporary Studio Glass : An International Collection. Photography by Harumi Konishi. New York and Tokyo, Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1982.

Limited edition. No. 707 of 1,000 copies. 4to. 228pp. Lavishly illustrated in colour. Dust-jacket.

A work based on the catalogues of two exhibitions held at Kyoto and Tokyo in 1980/81. The illustrations depict 700 pieces by 121 artists from four continents.
INTERIOR DESIGN

127 ALBRECHT, Donald, SCHONFELD, Robert & SHAPIRO, Lindsay Stamm. Russel Wright : Creating American Lifestyle. New York, Harry N. Abrams, 2001.

8vo. 176pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous coloured and black and white illustrations. Illustrated endpapers. Dust-jacket.

A master of modern design, Russel Wright, 1904-1976, was a prolific and influential creator of objects for the home who pioneered the concept of 'easier living' for the middle class.
128 BAWDEN, Juliet. Stamping in a Weekend : Beautiful Ways to Decorate Paper, Fabric, Wood and Ceramics. London, New Holland, 1996.

Small 4to. 80pp. Frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Illustrated boards.

A practical guide to creating decorative items for the home using the technique of stamping.
129 BONELLIE, Helen-Janet. The Status Merchants : The Trade of Interior Decoration. South Brunswick and New York, A.S. Barnes and Company; London, Thomas Yoseloff Ltd., 1972.

Small 4to. 109pp. Illustrations, some coloured. Dust-jacket.

Bonellie discusses the field of interior design: a hard, commercial enterprise.
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.
132 DOREY, Sasha. The Decorative Stamping Book. Photographs by Marie-Louise Avery. London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1995.

Small 4to. 96pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Dust-jacket.

A practical guide to the art of stamping on a variety of different surfaces, such as fabric, wood, ceramics and paper.
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.
135 FREEMAN, John Crosby. Victorian Style. An Alphabetical Compendium of Design, Crafts, Ideas and More. London, Grange Books, 1991.

4to. 176pp. Numerous colour and black and white illustrations. Dust-jacket.

'Victorian Style' is a work that offers information and ideas on ways to create Victorian designs in the 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.
137 GERE, Charlotte. Nineteenth-Century Decoration : The Art of the Interior. London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1989.

4to. 408pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-jacket.

A vivid and detailed survey that summarizes the aims and achievements of American and European interior decoration during a century marked by technological inventions, such as plumbing and lighting, and the launching of design as a recognised art and craft.
138 GORTON, Phil. Complete Home Decorating : A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving the Best Results for your Home. Bath, Parragon, 2001.

Small 4to. 256pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Plans. Dust-jacket.

A comprehensive guide to home decorating that includes floors, woodwork, wood, brick and tile finishes, and painting.
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.
141 INNES, Jocasta. Directors' Directory of Style. London, W.H. Smith/Marshall Cavendish Books Limited, 1987.

4to. 192pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-jacket.

A comparative study of interior styles from Neo-Classical to Creative Salvage.
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.
A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO JAPANESE HOUSE DESIGN

143 ITOH, Teiji. The Elegant Japanese House. Traditional Sukiya Architecture. Photographs by Yukio Futagawa. New York, Tokyo and Kyoto, Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1982.

Folio. 218pp. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white. Plans. Dust-jacket.

Traditional Japanese domestic architecture has been dominated by the sukiya style for the past four hundred years. The sukiya style Japanese home is a refined and graceful living space that employs elements of the Japanese tea house. Characteristics of the sukiya style include delicate proportions, the ample use of natural materials, the integration of interior and exterior spaces, and a general sense of quiet elegance. In the traditional Japanese house, moderation is of key importance; the intention is not to overwhelm, but rather to harmonise.
144 IWAMIYA, Takeji. Forms, Textures, Images : Traditional Japanese Craftsmanship in Everyday Life. A Photo-Essay. Edited, and With an Introduction, by Mitsukuni Yoshida. With an Appreciation by Richard L. Gage. New York, Tokyo and Kyoto, Weatherhill/Tankosha, 1982.

Folio. 304pp. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white. Dust-jacket.

Depicting objects from everyday life, this work demonstrates the reverent regard the Japanese have for the world of nature. It also shows that they have almost always employed the natural materials surrounding them for their artistic expressions.
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.
LANDSCAPING & GARDEN DESIGN

157 BERRISFORD, Judith. The Very Small Garden : Unlimited Ideas for Limited Space. London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1968.

8vo. 192pp. Coloured frontispiece. Illustrations. Plans. Ownership inscription on front paste-down endpaper. Dust-jacket.

A helpful guide to designing and planting a small garden.
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.
159 DALE, John. Town Gardening. London, Ebury Press, 1980.

8vo. 132pp. Coloured illustrations. Further illustrations in the text. Diagrams. Dust-jacket.

The author finds ingenious solutions to the problems of gardening in urban surroundings.
160 HOBHOUSE, Penelope. A Book of Gardening Ideas, Methods, Designs. A Practical Guide. London, Pavilion/Michael Joseph, 1986.

4to. 256pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous coloured illustrations. Plans, some coloured. Dust-jacket.

A study of the gardens of stately homes that provides guidance on every aspect of gardening from garden structure to advice on borders and beds. Themes such as rose and herb gardens and orchards, and garden features including ponds, garden ornaments, containers and furniture are explored.
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.
A CELEBRATED LANDSCAPE DESIGNER

162 STROUD, Dorothy. Capability Brown. With an Introduction by Christopher Hussey. London, Country Life Ltd., 1957.

4to. 228pp. Coloured frontispiece. Numerous illustrations. Plans. Dust-jacket.

An account of the life and work of Lancelot Brown, 1716 –1783, nicknamed 'Capability', the most celebrated English landscape architect of the eighteenth century. This is the first documented study of a man to whose genius we largely owe the conception of 'natural' landscape design, and whose surviving works are among the glories of the English countryside. First published in 1950, this revised edition includes additional information and plans which had recently come to light from the Pakenham family.
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 STUDY OF MOORISH GARDENS

164 VILLIERS-STUART, C.M. Spanish Gardens : Their History Types and Features. New York, Charles Scribner's Sons; London, B.T. Batsford, Ltd., 1929.

8vo. 139pp. Coloured frontispiece. 85pp. illustrations, some coloured. Further illustrations in the text. Plans. Ownership inscription on half-title. Blue cloth with pictorial design.

Constance M. Villiers-Stuart, 1877-1966, was an English author and water-colour painter. She married Patrick Villiers-Stuart in 1908 and moved to India, allowing her to collect material for her pioneering book, 'Gardens of the Great Mughals'.
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.
TEXTILES AND FABRICS

168 ADLER, Richard & Elizabeth. Needlepoint : A New Look. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1981.

8vo. 176pp. Coloured illustrations. Diagrams. Dust-jacket.

A thorough approach to needlepoint designs with particular emphasis on the choice of colours, stitches and yarns.
169 ATKINS, Jacqueline M. [Editor.] Wearing Propaganda : Textiles on the Home Front in Japan, Britain, and the United States, 1931-1945. With Contributions by John W. Dower, Beverly Gordon, Kashiwagi Hiroshi, Pat Kirkham, Marianne Lamonaca, Antonia Lant, Miyuki Otaka, Paul Rennie and Wakakuwa Midori. New Haven and London, Yale University Press, 2005.

Large 4to. 376pp. Frontispiece. Numerous illustrations, principally coloured. Maps. Dust-jacket.

Contains numerous examples of how fashion was employed by commercial interests on all sides during the Asia-Pacific War, 1931-1945, to boost morale and fan patriotism.
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.
172 BERMAN, Jennifer & LAZARUS, Carole. The Glorafilia Needlepoint Collection. With 25 Complete Projects. Newton Abbot, David & Charles, 1994.

4to. 200pp. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Diagrams. Graph patterns. Dust-jacket.

An essential guide to fine stichery with detailed instruction for projects such as cushions, samplers and rugs.
173 BOSKER, Gideon, MANCINI, Michele & GRAMSTAD, John. Fabulous Fabrics of the 50s (and other terrific textiles of the 20s, 30s & 40s). Photography by Gideon Bosker and Bruce Beaton. San Francisco, Chronicle Books, 1992.

4to. 119p. Coloured frontispiece. Profusely illustrated in colour. Paperback.

A celebration of American textile design.
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.
175 CHRISTIE, Mrs Archibald H. [Editor.] Embroidery : A Collection of Articles on Subjects Connected with the Study of Fine Needlework, including Stitches, Materials, Methods of Work, and Designing, and History, with Numerous Illustrations and Coloured Plates of Modern Work. London, James Pearsall & Co., 1909.

4to. 168pp. Portrait frontispiece. Coloured and black and white illustrations. Diagrams. Grey-flecked cloth with decorative design on upper cover.

A practical guide to embroidery accompanied by a brief history.
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.
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