title: Design Alchemy
author:  Ashley Hicks 
description: Ashley Hicks, son of the late British interior designer David Hicks, and his wife, Allegra, have become a popular and successful design team in their own right. In this book, they examine the historical and cultural influences on their design and show examples of their work with explanations of their approach. The chapter that explains the process and evolution of some of their furniture and textiles makes this book a great addition to academic interior design collections. <br />Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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  ## **Contents**
  
  
    
  
  
  [Praise for Craig Laurance Gidney's A Spectral Hue](body.xhtml)
  
  
  [A Spectral Hue](body1.xhtml)
  
  
  [Frontmatter](body2.xhtml)
  
  
  [Dedication](body3.xhtml)
  
  
  [1: Fuchsia](body4.xhtml)
  
  
  [2: Xavier](body5.xhtml)
  
  
  [3: Iris](body6.xhtml)
  
  
  [4: Lincoln](body7.xhtml)
  
  
  [5: Fuchsia](body8.xhtml)
  
  
  [6: Xavier](body9.xhtml)
  
  
  [7: Lincoln](body10.xhtml)
  
  
  [8: Iris (1979)](body11.xhtml)
  
  
  [9: Fuchsia (1840)](body12.xhtml)
  
  
  [10: Xavier](body13.xhtml)
  
  
  [11: Fuchsia (1843)](body14.xhtml)
  
  
  [12: Lincoln](body15.xhtml)
  
  
  [13: Iris (1987)](body16.xhtml)
  
  
  [14: Xavier](body17.xhtml)
  
  
  [15: Fuchsia (1863)](body18.xhtml)
  
  
  [16: Lincoln](body19.xhtml)
  
  
  [17: Fuchsia (1870)](body20.xhtml)
  
  
  [18: Iris (2010)](body21.xhtml)
  
  
  [19: Ensemble](body22.xhtml)
  
  
  [20: Ensemble](body23.xhtml)
  
  
  [ACKNOWLEDGMENTS](body24.xhtml)
  
  
  [ABOUT THE AUTHOR](body25.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Praise for Craig Laurance Gidney’s A Spectral Hue
  
  
  
  
  
  “A town and an art moveme