Lucienne Day's colourful, bold fabrics have become synonymous with Fifties and early Sixties design. Her long-running association with Heal's established her as the best-known textile designer of that period, and her work complemented the modern aesthetic of post-war British interiors. Lucienne and her husband, the furniture designer Robin Day, were the power couple of the mid-century movement - often referred to as the British counterparts of US designers Charles and Ray Eames. Andrew Casey's monograph strikes a nice balance between having a substantial amount of text and plenty of full-page, colour images of Lucienne's patterns. In a newspaper interview at the pinnacle of her career, she had stated 'I am interested in designing for young people who haven't very much money but want good things.' This book shows that despite the elapse of six decades, she remained true to her target audience - from her first commissions in the Forties to her final collaborations a few years before her death in 2010, which included a series of shoes for Converse and a canvas tote bag for Twentytwentyone. An informed, stylish overview of one of the twentieth century's most colourful designers.
'Lucienne Day' by Andrew Casey (Antique Collectors' Club, £29.95) is out now
