Lucienne Day Ceramics

Of all her foreign clients however the most prestigious was the german ceramics.

Lucienne day ceramics. Over the course of. Desiree lucienne lisbeth dulcie day was born in coulsden surrey in 1917. She was also active in other fields such as wallpapers ceramics and carpets. Lucienne day whose vibrant printed patterns revitalised british homes during the 1950s was the exception.

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. The daughter of a belgian father and an english mother day was educated in croydon and worthing. Textile designs of the 1950s and 1960s. Textile designs of the 1950s and 1960sfollowing the success of calyx lucienne day was commissioned tom worthington heal fabrics managing director to design up to six new furnishing fabrics each year.

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. With her wallpapers for the german firm of rasche and her patterns for rosenthal ceramics lucienne. Désirée lucienne lisbeth dulcie day obe rdi fcsd née conradi.