Tricia Guild Pattern: Using Pattern to Create Sophisticated, Show-Stopping Interiors

by Elspeth Thompson and Tricia Guild

Book Overview

Tricia Guild is known for her bold fabric, wallpaper designs, and an extraordinary sense of color and pattern. Following the success of her books on color, she now shares her skills with patterns. The book draws on historical and global patterns. Woven or printed or embroidered, patterns inspire Tricia Guild as she uncovers their origins and explores the exotic. Any pattern can be appropriate for the right room--European checks and stripes, Asian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847828921
• ISBN13: 9780847828920
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.5" x 12.0"

Customer Reviews

A Feast for the Eyes

You will not want to put this book down! If only I could magically transport myself to one of Tricia Guild's ethereal spaces...I would never want to leave. Opening this book is like taking a journey...it's an adventure in sumptuous fabrics, luscious colors and tactile textiles. Her patterns are romantic yet whimsical, and she masterfully juxtaposes modern and antique elements and motifs with themes of flowers and nature accented with candy colors! This book appeals to feminine sensibilities!

tricia guild doesn't disappoint with this latest design tome

patricia guild has turned out yet another great compilation based on one aspect of design, this time pattern. one is immediately drawn in by the clever use of deep black flocking set against shocking pink on the cover. you just have to touch it over and over again. and once again, guild uses printed vellum over full color photography throughout, to punctuate her design ideas. this book is as rich in color as it is in pattern and texture and is truly a feast for the eyes from cover to cover.

great book!

I loved all the interesting patterns and use of color. The book's big pages let you see lots of detail. Inspiring!

Tricia Guild Pattern:

Gorgeous! Packed full of fabulous photos, patterns, colors and magical designs. A perfect book for expanding one's awareness of design and color.

The Impact of Patters in Interior Design

Tricia Guild is a world recognized expert on color and patterns. In this book she discusses the use of patterns used in interior decoration. These could be patterns printed on wallpaper, woven into fabrics, or embroidered onto fabrics. And the patterns selected have the power to change the look and mood of a room. Many of the patterns she discusses are patterns that she has developed herself from the geometry of a brick wall, fish scales, the opulent riot of a floral bouquet, or the starry night sky. Her patterns vary from subtle to bold, from plain to complex. The illustrations in the book show the basic patterns themselves, and furniture or rooms where the patterns are used in upholstery or wall coverings. This is Tricia Guild's eleventh book. Most of the others have concentrated on color or the overall design of interiors.