Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979) is a celebrated figure in art and design history, synonymous with the Parisian avant-garde…

Josef Frank (1885-1967) was an Austrian designer, although his name has since become synonymous with Swedish modern design, as it was here that he became well known for…

Edward McKnight Kauffer - known to his friends as Ted - was a gifted graphic designer, best known for his striking poster designs during the interwar years…

Paule Marrot (1902-1987) was a French textile designer, best known for her charming fabrics depicting the natural world…

Established by C.J. Webb in the small town of Randalstown, Northern Ireland in 1864, Old Bleach Linen Co specialised in the production of fine linens for the home and for dress fabrics…

It’s hard to overstate the influence that the Wiener Werkstätte exerted on design and decorative arts in the 20th century. The Wiener Werkstätte (which translates as the Vienna Workshop) was an alliance of…

Footprints was a London textile printing studio active during the 1920s and 30s (so called because of the foot pressure that workers applied to the printing blocks!). The firm began life in Durham Wharf…

Paul Nash (1889-1946) is best known as the celebrated landscape painter and official war artist for both world wars, but he applied his talents to many media…

I only recently discovered that Leonard Beaumont is in fact from my hometown of Sheffield, so researching his life has been extra enjoyable. Leonard (1891-1986) was a preeminent designer and printmaker during the 20th Century…

I seem to have mentioned Raoul Dufy in a couple of my newsletters, so I thought it fitting to put the spotlight on him this month. Although most well known as the French Fauvist painter…

Cryséde was a small firm producing unique block printed silks in Cornwall during the 1920s and 30s, founded by Alec and Kay Walker…

Marion Dorn (1896-1964) was a gifted textile designer, best known for her bold rug and furnishing fabric designs…