Research Catalog

Title

C.F.A. Voysey : arts & crafts designer / Karen Livingstone ; with Max Donnelly and Linda Parry.

Author

Livingstone, Karen

Publication

• London : V&A Publishing, 2016.
• ©2016

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Details

Additional Authors

• Parry, Linda
• Donnelly, Max
• Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.

Description

320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, plans; 28 cm

Summary

"C.F.A. Voysey (1857-1941) was an architect-designer who advocated honest and thoughtful design, and championed high standards of craftsmanship applied only to the finest materials. The resulting objects -- simple yet elegant, often enhanced by beautiful and symbolic decoration -- were considered revolutionary in their time and continue to enchant audiences today. The first substantial monograph to be published in 20 years, this comprehensive book focuses on Voysey as a designer of furniture, metalwork, and textiles, providing a new analysis of his characteristic motifs and designs. It draws on the greatest public and private collections of his work to give a complete and fully illustrated account of Voysey's output and his vision for domestic life at the turn of the twentieth century. Original drawings and plans, archive photography and images of a vast selection of surviving objects are brought together here in a fresh examination of the Arts and Crafts pioneer. The authors' extensive new research documents the personal and professional relationships that enabled Voysey to become a great and prolific designer. The book draws together new information on how he ran his business; how he promoted, exhibited, and sold his work; who his clients were; who was responsible for manufacturing his designs; and what a Voysey house and interior looked like." -- Publisher's description

Alternative Title

C.F.A. Voysey, arts and crafts designer

Subjects

• Design
• Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts)
• Decoration and ornament > Plant forms
• England
• Arts and crafts movement > Great Britain
• History
• Decoration and ornament > Animal forms > Great Britain
• Voysey, Charles F. A., 1857-1941 > Criticism and interpretation
• Repetitive patterns (Decorative arts) > Great Britain
• Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Decoration and ornament > Plant forms > Great Britain
• Design > England > History > 20th century
• Great Britain
• Design > England > History > 19th century
• Voysey, Charles Francis Annesley, 1857-1941
• 1800-1999

Genre/Form

• Criticism, interpretation, etc.
• History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 311-313) and index.

Contents

Preface: collections and sources -- Introduction / Karen Livingstone -- Repeating patterns / Linda Parry -- Furniture / Max Donnelly -- Metalwork and ceramics / Karen Livingstone.

Call Number

JQF 16-727

ISBN

• 9781851778546
• 1851778543

LCCN

2015948683

OCLC

946116798

Author

Livingstone, Karen, author.

Title

C.F.A. Voysey : arts & crafts designer / Karen Livingstone ; with Max Donnelly and Linda Parry.

Publisher

London : V&A Publishing, 2016.

Copyright Date

©2016

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 311-313) and index.

Chronological Term

1800-1999

Added Author

Parry, Linda, author.

Donnelly, Max, author.

Victoria and Albert Museum, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQF 16-727