Pat Albeck, who died in September 2017, was a prolific and
well-known textile and homewear designer. Pat started work in the 1950s
and continued working throughout her life, including for John Lewis, The
National Trust, and Emma Bridgewater. She's most famous as being "Queen
of the Tea Towel," particularly with the National Trust, and worked with
them to produce tea towels from the 1970s to the present day. The book
will show 100 of Pat's tea towel designs, and her son Matthew Rice (also
an illustrator and designer) gives a fascinating insight into the design
process for each towel. The tea towels include National Trust houses and
gardens and her iconic calendar designs, as well as showcasing her
unique, retro, and quintessentially British textile design and
illustration style.