After the privations of the Second World War the British embraced modern design like never before. From spindly-legged furniture to fabrics based on a...

One of the most important books in the history of 19th century domestic design was Charles Eastlake's Hints on Household Taste. First published in 186...

Ornament, as practiced by architects, artists, and designers for a hundred years, presents itself as a system of order and grid, and not merely as ado...

An creative explosion in design made the 1950s one of the most exciting periods of the twentieth century. The work of major designers, both internatio...

The Glasgow style of decorative arts evolved in the 1890s at the Glasgow School of Art, from influences begun by the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts m...