A sketchbook by John Constable
Constable filled his pocket sketchbooks with figures and scenery, many of which reappear in his paintings.…
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Architects and their sketchbooks
Drawing in a sketchbook, said Le Corbusier, teaches 'first to look, and then to observe and finally perhaps to disc…
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Architects’ sketchbooks: resource guide
This guide explains where to find architects' sketchbooks across the collections of the V&A+RIBA Architecture Partn…
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Painting and drawing in the Archive of Art & Design
The V&A's Archive of Art and Design holds the working papers of individual artists and designers, as well as the re…
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V&A Illustration Awards 2006: Student Category
The student category was judged by illustrator and former winner Sara Fanelli , illustrator and former winner Daniel Pudles and graphic designer Geoffrey Winston.
Teachers' resource: Explore skylines through the V&A and RIBA Architecture collections
50% of the world's population currently live in cities; urban design and architecture impact on both the look of cities and also the quality of life within cities. This resource focuses on city skylines and explores how individual buildings combine to create an important aspect of a city's visual identity: its skyline.
Dialogues between past and present: Historic garments as source material for contemporary fashion design
This article explores London fashion designers' use of historic garments for research and inspiration for their collections. Examples of work by graduates from the Royal College of Art, two established designers and an interview with Professor Wendy Dagworthy, Head of Fashion at the RCA demonstrate how historical research helps to build fashion collections redolent of meaning and narrative.
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Constable's oil sketches
In the early 1800s, many painters such as Constable, sought to capture subtle effects of light and atmosphere by making small-scale oil sketches out of doors. In 1888 thirty of Constable's oil sketches were given to the V&A by his daughter, Isabel Constable.
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Christian Lacroix 'Absynthe' Fabric Notebook (B6)
Christian Lacroix Papier is a range of beautiful notebooks, sketchbooks, journals and correspondence cards.
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