Michael Snodin is Head of the Design Section of the V&A's Word & Image Department. He has written and lectured extensively on design. His publications include Sir William Chambers (V&A, 1996); Carl and Karin Larsson: Creators of the Swedish Style (with Elisabeth Stavenow-Hidemark V&A, 1997) and Design and the Decorative Arts: Britain 1500-1900 (with John Styles, V&A, 2001). Eleanor Gawne is archivist at the Royal Institute of British Architects.