The Pattern of Life:
Enid Marx and Modern British Design
Exhibitions
Saturday 18th July 2026 - Sunday 3rd January 2027
"Step into a world of pattern, creativity and modern British design."
About the Exhibition
Explore Enid Marx’s Influence on Modern British Design
Step into a world of abstract design in this major exhibition, the first to explore the influential patterns of Enid Marx and her community, as well as their impact on modern British design in the 20th century.
From Tube Seats to Textiles: The Work of Enid Marx
Marx is best known as the designer of woven London Underground (Tube) seat moquette fabric and as an illustrator of children’s books. However, she was also a prolific producer of hand block-printed textiles (ca.1925–1940) and later designs for fabrics woven for the public (ca.1936–1947).
Meet the Craftswomen Who Shaped British Design
While works of Marx’s contemporaries at the Royal College of Art, St Ives School and Bloomsbury Group, such as Eric Ravilious, Paul Nash, Bernard Leach, Michael Cardew and Roger Fry, are well known, Marx’s close community of craftswomen and designers, including Ethel Mairet, Phyllis Barron, Dorothy Larcher, Katherine Pleydell-Bouverie and Norah Braden have sometimes been sidelined. Their approaches to handmade pattern and texture show how design acted as forms of personal, national and imperial expression, as well as embodying a series of double meanings reflecting queer identifications, intimacy and kinship.
A Landmark Exhibition Featuring V&A Loans
With major loans from the V&A and other national collections, this exhibition will chart Marx’s life through fabric, tracing the geopolitics of British design and the lasting impact of her work.
Prices and Information
Booking is required
We advise you check with the venue regarding any changes to their opening time / availability before leaving home
Schedule
Sat 18th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sun 19th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Mon 20th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Tue 21st July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Wed 22nd July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Thu 23rd July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Fri 24th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sat 25th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sun 26th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Mon 27th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Tue 28th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Wed 29th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Thu 30th July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Fri 31st July 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sat 1st August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sun 2nd August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Mon 3rd August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Tue 4th August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Wed 5th August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Thu 6th August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Fri 7th August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sat 8th August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
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Tue 11th August 2026 10:00am to 05:00pm
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Fri 1st January 2027 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sat 2nd January 2027 10:00am to 05:00pm
Sun 3rd January 2027 10:00am to 05:00pm
Category Exhibition
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