{"product_id":"paperblanks-wild-thistle-ultra-softback-flexi-journal-plain-176-pages-fb9407-4","title":"Paperblanks Wild Thistle Ultra Softback Flexi Journal – Plain, 176 Pages","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapture your ideas, plans and memories in this Wild Thistle ultra softback flexi journal from Paperblanks, with 176 plain pages of 100 gsm acid-free paper.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur Wild Thistle design features the work of celebrated Art Nouveau illustrator Anton Seder. It originates from his 1890 publication, \u003cem\u003eDie Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe,\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003eThe Plant in Art and Trade.\u003c\/em\u003e Seder’s harmonious use of space, plethora of details and candid depiction of natural elements drew us to this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe Story Behind the Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnheralded wildflowers and weeds are given a voice in our Vox Botanica series, featuring the work of celebrated Art Nouveau illustrator Anton Seder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sinuous lines and naturalistic details are a signature of the Art Nouveau style, but Seder (1850–1916) made his own mark on the genre by bringing in Victorian, Baroque and even Japanese woodblock inspirations. This particular piece, originally chromolithograph on paper, comes from one of his best-known works, \u003cem\u003eDie Pflanze in Kunst und Gewerbe (The Plant in Art and Trade)\u003c\/em\u003e. Published in Vienna in 1890, it contains two volumes of stunning prints gracefully depicting elements of nature, such as the elegant thistle on this cover. With its vibrant colour palettes and neatly compartmentalised structures, it is clear why this became a seminal work of the Art Nouveau moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnton Seder was a painter, craftsman, designer, art professor and Director of the noted Kunstgewerbeschule (Arts and Crafts School) in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine. With the region at that time hotly contested by both France and Germany, the art scene that arose offered a unique marriage of cultures as it was pulled between the two countries. Influences from both can thus be seen in Seder’s work. 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