Bold black shapes, swirling lines, stylised nature motifs and splendid borders.

Aiming to place design developments in their broader context, this text describes the history of design from its emergence as a separate discipline around 1750 to the present. Arranged chronologically, and with colour-coded pages for ease of reference, the book includes time-lines and designers' biographies, as well as feature spreads on notable designers and companies. There is also a detailed list of major design museums and collections.

Black-and-white designs based on reverse appliqué mola patterns worked by Cuna Indian women in Panama.

This is a rich assemblage of authentic drawings of ceremonial objects used traditionally in ancient Jewish rituals observed in synagogues and homes throughout the world.

Classic Japanese prints often focus on the beauties of trees, flowers, mountains and water; sometimes with handsomely garbed men and women included in the design. This splendid book presents beautifully flowing garden and other inspired Japanese nature designs that can be used in whole or in part for many decorative art and craft purposes. Invaluable for all artists, crafts people, designers, and art lovers.

This volume in the International Design Library Series presents the joyous designs incorporated into the pa ndau or flower cloth textiles of the Hmong (pronounced 'Mung') people who are indigenous to Vietnam, Burma, Laos and Thailand, and recent immigrants to the United States and other countries. The pa ndau is a complex form of textile art, utilizing applique, reverse applique, cross-stitching and embroidery. The designs stitched into the fabric are equally complex, displaying traditional activities, folklore and religious beliefs. Among the larger pa ndau are 'story-cloths, ' which tell ancient myths and recent events. Examples of these, too, are rendered magnificently, along with their captions in English.

A collection of black-and-white illustrations based on the patterns and motifs used in the metal, wood, ivory, and painted wooden surfaces of the cultures of the Guinea Coast of Africa.

Wycinanki are colorful decorative papercuts, a product of Polish villages and rural areas.