Author(s): Abraham Thomas

Gift Books

This series celebrates the V+A's status as a source of inspiration for designers, reflecting the unique breadth and depth of a collection that represents over 3000 years of objects from all over the world. Owen Jones features the breadth of the Victorian designer's work, from his passion for Islamic decoration to his influential work The Grammar of Ornament, first published in 1856. The other books in this second instalment of the V+A Pattern series are Novely Patterns, Kimono and Garden Florals.
The pocket sized books make attractive and collectable gifts but are also a valuable source of ideas for designers of all kinds. Each book includes a short introduction to put the patterns in context plus a free CD of the images inside, which can be redrawn or reworked. Commercial designers looking to license patterns and individual motifs from the collection can use the books as a starting point for research.
The books are available individually or as a stylish boxed set (9781851776078).