Books + Magazines

Living with Pattern by Rebecca Atwood
Rebecca Atwood is a Brooklyn based designer and artist who creates printed soft furnishings and wallpapers. Her colour schemes are soft and delicate and used…

Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage & Other Graphic Patterns By Jude Stewart
From camouflage to keffiyeh, plaid to paisley, Patternalia features the history of the patterns that have become part of everyday life. Polka dots were symbols of supernatural…

Patternity: A New Way of Seeing
Innovative creative and cultural organisation PATTERNITY details print and pattern occurring in fashion, design, the natural world, and our everyday surroundings – looking beyond the mundane…

Geometry Makes Me Happy
Geometry Makes Me Happy celebrates the applications of geometry in design, with sections focusing on art, photography, graphic design, illustration, industrial design, fashion, street…

Tokyo Parrots by Yoshinori Mizutani
Full of stunning imagery, this book is the result of a photographic series by Yoshinori Mizutani capturing shots of parakeets in Tokyo. These escaped birds…

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland: With Artwork by Yayoi Kusama
An edition of children’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carrol, illustrated by Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. This collaboration is extremely successful and…

Printed Pages magazine: Spring 2015
156 pages of art and design-related goodness; the Spring issue of Printed Pages includes interviews with advertising royalty Dan Wieden, comics legend Charles Burns, photographer…

Thea Porter by Laura McLaws Helms
Published to accompany the exhibition, Thea Porter: Bohemian Chic at the Fashion & Textile Museum, London, from 6 February to 3 May 2015, Thea…

Sonia Delaunay by Anne Montfort and Cecile Godefroy
Sonia Delaunay (1885 1979) is one of the most important female artists of the early twentieth century, whose contribution to the European avant-garde has…

Conflict and Costume: The Herero Tribe of Namibia by Jim Naughten
The story of the costumes – influenced by a grim, Victorian era war between Germany and Namibia, is illustrated with glorious images by Jim Naughten that capture…

Mister Finch: Living in a Fairytale World by Mr Finch
Print and textile designers will love this glimpse into a self-taught textile artist Mister Finch‘s creative process, inspired by figures of British folklore and the fascinating…

Clarence House: The Art of the Textile by Kazumi Yoshida and Sabine Rothman
Taking a look at the work of the renowned interior textile designers of Clarence House – founded by Robin Roberts in 1961 – who have been creating inspiring, luxurious textiles…

Vera: The Art and Life of an Icon by Jennifer Renzi
Print designer Vera Neumann was described as an unlikely revolutionary, an innovator and one of the most successful female entrepreneurs of her time. She built her…