Lucienne Day Ceramics

A versatile and influential designer lucienne was commissioned by a wide range of companies and extended her very particular vision to carpets wallpapers tea towels and ceramics as well as.

Lucienne day ceramics.

In 1934 she enrolled at the croydon school of art where she began developing her interest in printed textiles. Lucienne day who has died aged 93 was the foremost british textile designer of her period. Desiree lucienne lisbeth dulcie day was born in coulsden surrey in 1917. The daughter of a belgian father and an english mother day was educated in croydon and worthing.

Over the course of. With her wallpapers for the german firm of rasche and her patterns for rosenthal ceramics lucienne. Of all her foreign clients however the most prestigious was the german ceramics. 5 january 1917 30 january 2010 was one of the most influential british textile designers of the 1950s and 1960s day drew on inspiration from other arts to develop a new style of abstract pattern making in post war british textiles known as contemporary design.

Lucienne day s career in design spans 60 years and the freshness and originality of her work ensures that it is still relevant to contemporary interiors. Textile designs of the 1950s and 1960s. She was also active in other fields such as wallpapers ceramics and carpets.