Inspired

Today I read an article in the Winter edition of Modernism magazine and I can't help but feel a little inspired.  The article was Fabulous 50s Fabrics, and it featured three British women textile designers, one of them being Lucienne Day.  Ms. Day was a textile designer who worked to lift the spirits of a nation, post-WWII, through her designs.

Day conveyed her innovative and modern design aesthetic with abstract shapes, a graphic style, and bold use of color.  She was interested in modern painting, but instead became a designer so that her work would be seen and used by the general public; she liked that many consumers who may not be able to afford a modern painting could alternatively use her textiles in their homes for curtains and upholstery. 

I'm always amazed at what my generation's grandparents have lived through; to see the world at its worst and then to be reborn.  It is inspiring to read about a woman who was nothing less than groundbreaking at a time when the world needed regenerating. 

[Lucienne and her husband, furniture designer Robin Day.]