Judd Street Gallery Pattern Paper
There
is a long history to 'pattern paper', leading from 18th century Italy
to 1920s London, where the famous Curwen Press revived the tradition of
decorative binding papers using repeating patterns - see Shepherds Decorative papers. They commissioned
young artists who soon became famous: Paul Nash, Eric Ravilious, Edward
Bawden and Graham Sutherland.
In
the 1980s, Judd Street had
the idea of reviving this tradition. Although the gallery is now only a
publishing business, with no public presence, they have kept the range of
papers going with new additions, and a cross-over with the Pollocks Toy
Museum Trust.
