Top Ten: Florence Broadhurst Patterns

Florence Broadhurst was an influential Australian designer (1899 - 1977). Her work lives on through Signature Prints of Australia who continue to manufacture wallpaper, fabric and limited edition art featuring her designs. Her designs are so of-the-moment, obviously a strong inspiration for many of the textile designers working today.

Horses Stampede

Japanese Floral

Aubrey

Solar

Yvans Geometric

The Cranes

Curly Swirls

Turnabouts

Tree Outlines

Floral 300

On our wishlist: a book on Florence by Helen O' Neill, titled "Florence Broadhurst: Her Secret and Extraordinary Lives".

More info: signatureprints.com.au

Comments (4)

This reminds me: I've been looking for years for the black-and-white naked Victorian ladies wallpaper/shower curtain pattern that used to adorn San Francisco bathrooms in the 1970s. Does anyone else remember this? Have a source for it?

posted by K. on 2006-07-19 11:23:48

That wouldn't be a Fornasetti one, would it? I've been looking around, with no success.

posted by Joan A. on 2006-07-19 13:04:35

thank U for this featuring of such gorgeous perfection...
"we will not rest until we've a house w/ each one of those 10 patterns" but hey, a few will do certainly.....and the Osborne + Little....

posted by orange ed on 2006-07-19 17:16:21

woah, that's some expensive fabric, $143AU/meter (roughly a yard).

but... one meter stretched onto a frame would look beautiful.

posted by angelune on 2006-07-20 09:23:06