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Introduction
I have w o r k e d as a d e s i g n e r for o v e r t w e n t y - f i v e years a n d A r t N o u v e a u has a l w a y s b e e n my f a v o u r i t e p e r i o d . T h e b e a u t y o f the designs a n d the f l u i d i t y o f line have o f t e n i n s p i r e d me in m y o w n w o r k . I have also t a u g h t s t u d e n t s a b o u t d e s i g n a n d the b i g g e s t p r o b l e m t h e y have is t h a t t h e y think t h e y c a n n o t d r a w some have

e v e n b e e n f r i g h t e n e d t o have a g o . W e l l , f r o m n o w o n there w i l l b e n o excuse! T h e s e p a t t e r n s can b e u s e d in their c o m p l e t e f o r m , o r elements s i m p l y l i f t e d f r o m here a n d there a n d c o m b i n e d t o create a n e w d e s i g n . A l t e r n a t i v e l y , t h e designs can b e used as a launching p a d for y o u r o w n ideas.

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A r t N o u v e a u d e v e l o p e d in t h e 1 8 8 0 s a n d lasted in its p u r e s t form for a mere d e c a d e . A r t i s t s w e r e mainly i n s p i r e d b y nature d u r i n g this p e r i o d , a n d a w o n d e r f u l s e l e c t i o n o f floral a n d p l a n t designs w e r e i n t e r p r e t e d w i t h s t y l i z e d , f l o w i n g lines. This g r a p h i c r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , w h e r e artists' lines seem almost f l u i d as t h e y t w i n e a n d curve o v e r rassv.rsaa d i f f e r e n t surfaces, has left us w i t h a w e a l t h o f b e a u t i f u l l y o r g a n i c designs t o w o r k f r o m . T h e grace a n d f r e e d o m o f t h e p e r i o d o f f e r us a huge range o f classic designs w h i c h can b e a p p l i e d t o numerous arts a n d crafts. G l a s s , silk a n d ceramic painters w i l l b e i n s p i r e d b y the p a t t e r n s w i t h i n this b o o k - a n d so w i l l n e e d l e w o r k e r s a n d d e c o r a t i v e p a i n t e r s . In fact, a n y o n e seeking a basic d e s i g n t o w o r k f r o m w i l l f i n d t h e m useful as a starting p o i n t f r o m w h i c h t h e y can d e v e l o p their o w n ideas. Y o u r c r e a t i v i t y w i l l really c o m e i n t o p l a y w h e n y o u c h o o s e t h e c o l o u r c o m b i n a t i o n s w i t h i n t h e designs s o m e t h i n g t h a t I f i n d m y s t u d e n t s excel a t . -

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