William Morris was a famous English architect, furniture designer and textile designer. Voysey is known for his architecture for many country houses. Viysey was one of the first people to understand and appreciate the significance of industrial design. He has been considered one of the pioneers of modern architecture. (Wikipedia Morris, Voysey). "Voysey soon became influenced by the work of Willam Morris, the arts and crafts movement and Art Nouveau, and was concerned with form and function rather than ornamental complexities". He felt that 'simplicity in decoration is one of the essential qualities without which no true richness is possible" and oftern worked in a limited colour palette, "emphasizing outline, eliminating shading and minimizing detail." Voyesy went on to design wallpaper based on the designs of William Morris. He was influenced by his wrk and his patterns and use of color. (Wikipedia, Voysey 1857-1941).

"Op art works are abstract, with many of the better known pieces made only in black and white". When the viewer looks at them, the impression is given of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration, patterns or alternatively, of swelling or wraping. (Wikipedia Op art). In the 1960's op art had a big influence on fashion. These prints were showing up on everything from paper, to advertisements to textiles. The most well known print and piece during this time was the Yves Saint Laurent "Mondrian" shift dress. The strong lines and bold colors of the dress. Other designers to be inspired by Op art, were Marc Jacobs, Jonathan Saunders and Tory Burch. Their Spring 2009 collections featured prints that were represented of op art, the optical illusion of moving space. Beautiful colors and abstract shapes were also used as well with the prints and textiles of the collection. All inspirations of the Op art movement.

Roberto Cavalli's Fall/Winter 09 Collection was inspired by the famous abstract artist Jackson Pollock. The collections featured colors, in 2 or more. Jackson Pollock was an influential artist during the abstract expressionist movement. He was known for his "drip paintings" and his us of color. Roberto Cavalli's collection shows textiles that appear to be abstract images and his use of color is inspired by Jackson Pollock. The prints of the textiles are inspired by Pollock as well.

Yves Saint Laurent known as one of the best couturiers was inspired by Picasso and Matisse. Pablo Picasso ( 25 October 1881- 8 April 1873) was a Spanish Painter draughtsman and sculptor. He is one of the most recognized figures in the 20th-century art. (Wikipedia, Pablo Picasso). Yves Saint Laurent's collection from 202 shows designs from Picasso's work and Matisse. His glamorous evening clothes were often adorned with appliques and beadwork inspired by artists like Picasso, Miro and Matisse. "Above all, he was a master colorist, able to mix green, blue, rose and yellow in one outift to acheive an effect that was artistic and never garish". (Yves Saint Laurent).

Lisa Paik a high end jewelry designer, has designed her recent collection with the inspiration of Van Gogh. The collection features 8 cocktail rings that are inspired by a particular artist. Van Gogh's " Starry Night" was one of the paintings for inspiration for this collection of rings". " This ring aims to capture the swirly brillance of Van Gogh's genius Starry Night featuring a large topaz colored cubic zirconia encircled by Swarvoki crystals". ( Lisa Paik, museum Collection). A great update to the classic round cocktail ring. The beautiful colors and swirls of the painting can be seen throughout her rings within this collection.

Catherine Maldarino's past collections have been inspired by Henri Matisse. He is a French artist known for his use of colour and his fluid, brilliant and original draughtsmanship. He was a master draughtsman, printmaker and sculptor, but excelled primarily as a painter. Matisse is regarded, with Picasso, as the greatest artist of the 20th century. ( Wikipedia, Henri Matisse). His paintings, textiles and collages have inspire designers to play with color. For other designers and Maldarino, they thought that if color and pattern are used together it must be with a sense of craftmanshhip." " Catherine Maldarino collection was about craft and nature, or as she entitled it: "down to earth". ( A Palette of Matisse-inspired color- The New York Times). Here you see a piece from her collection which was inspired by the works of Matisse.