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Embroidery Design Work of Ella Margold-Weltmann
Illustration: Ella Margold-Weltmann. Embroidery design, 1910.Ella Margold-Weltmann was principally a textile designer. She was the wife of Emanuel Josef Margold who although categorised as an...
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The Human Pleasure in Decoration
Illustration: Iranian decorative ceramic, 17th century.Decoration in its many forms gives instant and gratifying visual pleasure. It is one of our oldest legacies and has been a firm and constant...
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The Written Word and Textiles
Illustration: Latin alphabet in needlemade lace.The written word has long been associated with textiles. Probably ever since the invention of script, which post-dated textiles by quite a stretch of...
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The Textile Blog becomes Design Decoration Craft
The Textile Blog is going in for a name change. Some of you might have noticed that Design Decoration Craft turned up on the banner a while ago in tandem with The Textile Blog. The old title will...
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Biophilia, Nature and Decoration
Illustration: Hargreaves. Printed textile design, 1849.Biophilia is the concept that humans have an innate biological need for a consistent connection with nature for their physical, mental and social...
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Verneuill and the Full Decorative Experience
Illustration: Maurice Pillard Verneuill, 1897.Some of the most dazzlingly decorative pattern work produced in recent times is that by designer Maurice Pillard Verneuill. From about the end of the...
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Examples of Medieval Textile Patterns
Illustration: Jean Froissart. Coronation of Henry IV, c1470.Truly, medieval textiles, rather than those in the style of, are not nearly as numerous as we would wish them to be. There are a number of...
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Embellishment: To Make Something More Attractive
Illustration: Embroidered velvet cover of a Bible, 1583.In many ways embellishment is the ultimate tool of the decorator. It can be seen, with some degree of accuracy, as the heart and soul of the...
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The Art and Decoration of Heinrich Vogeler
Illustration: Heinrich Vogeler. Drachentoter, c1902.It is always interesting to see how creative people are officially designated, particularly those who produced work in a number of disciplines. The...
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English Decorative Ceilings at Crewe Hall
Illustration: Decorative ceiling of the Carved Parlour, Crewe Hall, England. Crewe Hall is a Jacobean mansion located in Cheshire, England. It was originally built between 1615 and 1636, although...
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Textile Work of Lotte Frommel-Fochler
Illustration: Lotte Frommel-Fochler. Printed silk textile design, c1913.Lotte Frommel-Fochler was an Austrian textile designer who produced a range of dynamic design work for the Wiener Werkstatte for...
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Medieval Decoration and Creative Connections
Illustration: David Henry Arnott. Gothic chimney breast decoration, 1850.It is sometimes interesting to look at decorative periods and their inspirational points, but perhaps more importantly it is...
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New Ebook Launched Today - Victorian Medievalism
My sixth ebook is launched today. It is called Victorian Medievalism and deals with the Victorian interest, even fascination with the medieval world and how this particular and individual style was...
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Decorated Roman Mosaic Floors
Illustration: Decorative centre of a decorated Roman floor found in London in 1841.Today's post goes much further back in time that that usually dealt with on this site. I have come across a number of...
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The English Arts and Crafts Tradition
Illustration: William Morris. Marigold, 1880.The Arts and Crafts tradition, which arguably started in England in the nineteenth century and spread, through different forms, across a number of states...
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Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott and Embroidery
Illustration: Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott. Design for an embroidered hanging, c1903.Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott is probably best known for his architectural work. However, he did work in a number of...
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William Morris and the Art of Printing
Illustration: Kelmscott Press logo, 1890s.At the start of last decade of the nineteenth century, when William Morris was fast approaching sixty, he decided to pursue yet another decorative interest in...
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Owen Jones Reappraisal of Chinese Decoration
Illustration: Owen Jones. Examples of Chinese Ornament, 1867.In 1867, Owen Jones published Examples of Chinese Ornament. It was focused, as the title suggests, on only one regional area of human...
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Sustainability
Illustration: Open cast Kaolin mine, Cornwall, 2012.I wonder how many of you were able to catch the link I posted recently on Design Decoration Crafts facebook page. It concerned a lecture given by...
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Paul Burck and his Rural Themed Tapestries
Illustration: Paul Burck. Tapestry design, c1899.This series of five pieces by the German designer and artist Paul Burck, were produced in about 1899. They were meant as a collection of tapestry...
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