V&A Pattern: Box Set 4

Four new books in the popular V+A Pattern series: Modern British Designers, by Samantha Erin Safer, traces the past 50 years of creative genius and innovation in British design, highlighting such designers as Terence Conran, Zandra Rhodes and Shirley Craven. Heal's, by Mary Schoeser, showcases the mid-twentieth century fabrics of this retail institution as commissioned by director and visionary Tom Worthington. Liberty + Co., by Anna Buruma, charts the development of a legendary company through its textile designs, from its beginnings in the Aesthetic movement, through Art Nouveau and into the late twentieth century. Finally, Sanderson by Mary Schoeser, showcases the wallpapers and textiles of this most British manufacturer.