Bibliograph

Patternalia, an unconventional history of polka dots, stripes, plaid, camouflage, & other graphic patterns, Jude Stewart

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Patternalia, an unconventional history of polka dots, stripes, plaid, camouflage, & other graphic patterns, Jude Stewart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Patternalia

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

898419160

Responsibility statement

Jude Stewart

Sub title

an unconventional history of polka dots, stripes, plaid, camouflage, & other graphic patterns

Summary

"We wake up in the morning and put on our striped socks and our plaid shirts, sit down to breakfast at a gingham tablecloth, perhaps eyeing the wallpaper with its fleur-de-lis. Patterns are everywhere-yet they can go unnoticed. In fact, every pattern is a story, a surprisingly deep trove of historical information and cultural associations. Jude Stewart brings her sprightly sense of humor, sparkling personality, and roving curiosity to this cultural history of patterns. From camouflage to keffiyeh, plaid to paisley, slipping out of the Carmelites' scandalously striped mantle and into an itsy-bitsy-teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot bikini, Patternalia plumbs the backstories of individual patterns, the surprising kinks in how each developed, the parallels between patterns natural and invented, and the curious personalities these patterns accrue over time. Boldly designed by Oliver Munday and cleverly cross-referenced, Patternalia is pure pattern pleasure: a beautiful object and a dazzling read that will appeal to anyone interested in design, fashion, and the cultural history buzzing all around us."--Wheelers.co.nz

Table Of Contents

A crash course in pattern: the basics -- Dots & spots -- Lines & stripes -- Squares & checks -- Curves & florals -- Off the grid

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Unconventional history of polka dots, stripes, plaid, camouflage, and other graphic patterns

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