Lucienne Day Ceramics

In 1934 she enrolled at the croydon school of art where she began developing her interest in printed textiles.

Lucienne day ceramics.

Désirée lucienne lisbeth dulcie day obe rdi fcsd née conradi. Lucienne day who has died aged 93 was the foremost british textile designer of her period. She was also active in other fields such as wallpapers ceramics and carpets. 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.

Desiree lucienne lisbeth dulcie day was born in coulsden surrey in 1917. 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. The daughter of a belgian father and an english mother day was educated in croydon and worthing. 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.

Of all her foreign clients however the most prestigious was the german ceramics. Lucienne day whose vibrant printed patterns revitalised british homes during the 1950s was the exception. With her wallpapers for the german firm of rasche and her patterns for rosenthal ceramics lucienne.