Leaves from Nature No.10
1856
Owen Jones was obsessed with the idea that good design must come from nature, and this 1856 plate proves it. Titled 'Leaves from Nature No. 10,' the piece features intricate passion flowers with their wild, star-burst centers and curling tendrils, rendered in delicate green lines against a beige background. The trilingual text at the top hints at its international appeal during the Gothic Revival era. Jones published influential works around this time to stop designers from lazily copying the past, urging them instead to study the 'great book of nature'—like these climbing vines—for fresh, organic inspiration.
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