Susan Day is Chief Librarian, Institut Francais d'Architecture. Among her books are Louis Sue, Jean Charles Moreux and Great Carpets of the World. She is Contributing Editor, Hali magazine.

Introduction From Art Nouveau to Art Deco Art Deco: A Riot of Flowers and Colour - Carpets of the Coloristes (France) - Towards an Industrial Aesthetic (Germany and Austria) - A Boom in Carpet Weaving (Belgium and Holland) - The Omega Workshops (Britain) - A Diversity of Design Traditions (Scandinavia, Italy, Eastern Europe, Spain) The Modernist Carpet: Art Meets Industry - L'Art Utile versus L'Art Decoratif (France) - Crucible of Modernism (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) - Abstract Interiors (Belgium and Holland) - An Avant-Garde Revival (Britain) - Swedish Modern (Scandinavia) - A Style of Their Own (America)