Walking on Art

Explorations in Carpet Design

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A jargon-free introduction to the techniques of contemporary carpet design and creation

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Walking on Art explores contemporary carpet design from a practitioner's viewpoint. A foreword by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling contextualizes Deirdre Dyson's award-winning work within discussions about art and design, and then Dyson herself reflects on her long experience of designing exquisite luxury carpets.

The chapter 'Techniques' introduces the traditional methods that create these carpets, and how these conventions can be manipulated to create stunning effects. 'Process' then explores the steps - from inspiration to making, that lie behind any design. These chapters are followed by Dyson's collections. Illustrated in full, they demonstrate her love of colour and her range of inspirations, from butterflies to sea shells.
Extent: 192 pp
Format: plc (with jacket)
Publication date: 2015-09-14
Size: 33.5 x 25.0 cm
ISBN: 9780500518052
Foreword by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling • Introduction • Techniques • Process • Linear • V&A Commissions • Butterflies • Mosaic • Wildflowers • Designs from the Deep The Seashore • Illusion
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Press Reviews

Lusciously illustrated with pictures of colourful, modern carpet designs, all of which are handmade in Nepal
Sunday Times

Explains Deirdre’s practise and techniques in colourful detail
Wallpaper*

This book should be treasured by designers of interiors
Sir Terence Conran

This is a collection of elegant, witty, beautiful work. Deirdre Dyson's carpets are art with a purpose. This mightily talented lady will change the common view of what we work, walk and play on
Sir Kenneth Grange

About the Author

Lady Dyson met her husband James when both were students at the Byam Shaw School of Art, and has since exhibited her oil paintings in London and New York. She began designing carpets fourteen years ago, initially for her own home, which she subsequently developed into a successful business. She has a store on the King’s Road in London, and in 2013 was the winner of ‘Best Studio Artist Design’ at the DOMOTEX Carpet Design Awards.

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