▁Fe ild ing ▁Agricult ural ▁School ▁( now ▁Fe ild ing ▁High ▁School ) ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁studies . ▁ ▁In ▁London ▁Mans field ▁studied ▁pot tery ▁at ▁the ▁Cam ber well ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁& ▁C raft s , ▁book binding ▁at ▁the ▁Central ▁School ▁of ▁Art ▁& ▁C raft s , ▁and ▁design ▁at ▁the ▁Re im ann ▁School . ▁ ▁Mans field ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁British ▁army ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁both ▁England ▁and ▁India ; ▁he ▁was ▁rep atri ated ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁Work ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁Mans field ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁book binding . ▁His ▁work ▁re - ener g ised ▁the ▁art ▁form : Inst ead ▁of ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁traditional ▁decor ative ▁mot ifs ▁of ▁the ▁book b inder , ▁he ▁looked ▁to ▁contemporary ▁fine ▁art ▁for ▁insp iration . ▁His ▁bold ▁and ▁express ive ▁designs , ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁language ▁of ▁abstract ▁art , ▁helped ▁to ▁rev ital ise ▁the ▁craft ▁of ▁book binding ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . M ans field ▁also ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁College ▁of ▁Print ing ▁( now ▁the ▁London ▁College ▁of ▁Communic ation ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁where ▁his