Contemporary Rugs: Art and Design

Farr, Christopher; Matthew Bourne; Fiona Leslie

ISBN 10: 1858941644 / ISBN 13: 9781858941646

Published by Merrell Publishers, 2003

About this Item

Tight, clean and crisp. A faint hint of shelf wear to dustjacket, otherwise a gently read book in excellent condition now protected in a new Mylar cover. No inscriptions. No remainder mark. Not ex-library. ; Numerous full page color plates by over 50 contemporary artists. ; 4to; 208 pages.

Seller Inventory # 32493

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contemporary Rugs: Art and Design
• Publisher: Merrell Publishers
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1858941644
• ISBN 13: 9781858941646
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition; First Printing.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The book begins by charting the evolution of rug design over the last 100 years, before featuring innovative rugs by more than 50 contemporary international designers. With biographies of key designers and producers of the last 30 years, a technical glossary, and an international directory of sources and resources, Contemporary Rugs: Art and Design is simply indispensable to designers, collectors, architects and anyone interested in textile design.

About the Author

Christopher Farr and Matthew Bourne have been the most influential pioneers in the recent renaissance in contemporary rugs. They are co-directors of the London-based rug design and production company Christopher Farr.

Fiona Leslie is a curator of the Designs Collection in the Prints, Drawings and Paintings Department at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. She is the author of Designs for 20th Century Interiors (2000).