The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is the world's greatest museum
of art and design, with a vast collection that been an unparalleled
resource for designers for 150 years. This new series of pattern books
presents the range of the V&A's superb collections. Beautifully
designed, accessible, and informative, these little books are a
repository of ideas and inspiration for designers of all kinds. Included
in each volume is a CD of all the images shown within--to be redrawn,
reworked, or even licensed for further use. The books are available
individually or in a beautiful decorative slipcase.
Digital Pioneers After World War Two computers offered the opportunity
to explore innovative ways of creating images that would demonstrate an
unexpected purity in their natural patterning, symmetry, and order.