Symbol, Pattern and Symmetry: The Cultural Significance of Structure investigates the cultural significance of pattern and symbol in decorative arts throughout history, demonstrating how connections and comparisons in geometrical pattern can be made across different cultures and how the significance[...]

This book provides a critical examination of structure and form in design, covering a range of topics of great value to students and practitioners engaged in the decorative arts and design disciplines. The complexities of two-dimensional phenomena are explained and illustrated in detail, while vario[...]