Sanderson: The Essence of English Decoration

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of the quintessential English wallpaper and fabrics firm, Sanderson, this book is an inspiration for decorators, designers, graphic artists, collectors and anyone who loves beautiful interiors.

Sanderson has been at the vanguard of every significant movement in European decorative arts, from Arts and Crafts and Art Deco to 1980s country-house style and the vibrant interiors of the Noughties, shaping a distinctive mode of English decoration beloved throughout the world.

Granted unprecedented access to the Sanderson archives, historian Mary Schoeser tells the story of the company that became England’s leading manufacturer of wallpapers and decorative fabrics.

Includes a Preface by fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and an introduction by Whitworth curator Christine Woods, followed by chronologically arranged chapters, tracing the firm’s history and output from its founding to the present day with more than 200 stunning patterns specially selected from the Sanderson archives.

Mary Schoeser is a wallpaper and textile historian who has advised English Heritage, the NationalTrust, Liberty of London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Her previous books include World Textiles: A Concise History and contributions to The Papered Wall, also published by Thames & Hudson.