A note about the patterned background I've pinched!-
In 1951 the Festival of Britain at the Southbank in London aimed to celebrate the exciting new advances in art and science happening in a nation rebuilding itself after the war.
A pattern group of established artists was especially commisioned for this event to produce prints for textiles and interiors. Their inspiration was the xray crystallography images of atoms. This was a relatively new technology, and it was a leading crytallographer, Dr Helen Megaw, who wanted to bring these beautiful inticate patterns to the attention of the public.
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| Helen Megaw |
I love these images, and how the patterns were used in all sorts of random accessories for the home, including kitchen ware, wall paper, carpets, and fabric for furniture.
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| Lace with Haemoglobin pattern |
The images of the insulin and haemoglobin molecules are my favourite patterns. They are such important molecules physiologically and yet in day to day life rarely thought about. The patterns are so simple and beautiful, I like the idea of them being a celebration of their function!
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| Insulin |
I think this work is pretty inspiring, makes me want to start a textile project about histology...
Video from the Wellcome Collection about the pattern group:-
Images from the Wellcome Collection website:
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