Studio d'Arts Décoratifs, 2e Série, Pl. 8, Cinq Dessins de Fonds et Bordures

Eighth plate of the second series of the pochoir textile pattern book, titled "Studio d'arts décoratifs", with Art Deco textile designs created by Nicolas Sorokine and published in Paris by Armand Guérinet, probably in the second half of the 1920s or the early 1930s. The series consists of a title page with index and 12 plates with designs numbered 1-12, each with numerous designs, bound with dark blue linen boards. The designs contain a variety of geometric motifs, birds and flowers, all typical of the Art Deco style, which was characterized by its eclecticism, drawing from a variety of sources that sought to combine old European design traditions with the modern style diffused by avant-garde art, while also reflecting the romantic fascination with early Egyptian and Meso-American "exotic" cultures promoted by archaeological discoveries of the times.

This plate consists of five designs for backgrounds and borders with a variety of geometric motifs featuring semi-abstract leaves. The first design is made up of clusters of overlapping semi-abstract leaves colored with black and red over an aquamarine ground. The second design is made up of vertical abstract garlands with rows of triangles, small scrolling motifs and semi-abstract flowers executed with purple and white over a cream ground, separated by vertical stripes with small squares and triangles executed with two shades of green. The third design is made up of large semi-abstract leaves, some of them resembling Paisley motifs, executed with tan, purple, turquoise and white over a white ground. The fourth design is made up of alternating horizontal rows of squares and rectangles outlined with gray over a cream ground; the squares are decorated with circles with eyes colored alternatingly with green, white and gray, and the rectangles are rendered with vertical green lines and gray dots. The final design is made up of alternating diagonal stripes colored with aquamarine and blue, red and cream, over a background of alternating horizontal stripes of tiny aquamarine checks and a grid created with thin red lines.