Seats of London : A Field Guide to London Transport Moquette Patterns

The only guide to the remarkable patterns on the moquette fabric that covers Tube and bus seats in London, produced in conjunction with the London Transport Museum and now reissued in a revised and expanded edition to include all of TfL's new designs.

Moquette is the carpet-likefabric covering the seats on London’s Tubes, buses, trams and Overground trains– and here is a brilliantly colourful guide to all its patterns. Since this colourful andidiosyncratic little book was first published in 2019 it has gone on to sellover s 13,000 copies over 7 printings, while the London Transport Museum’smoquette merchandise – everything from socks to sofas – has become a must-havestyle accessory. In the meantime, TfL hascontinued to design beautiful new patterns for its new rolling stock – and evento commemorate the 90th anniversary of Victoria Coach Station. Theirappeal is not just London-wide but worldwide: no other city is adorned in sucha vibrant way. This new, revised and expandededition has 16 more pages, new moquettes and features, as well as all thehistoric designs from the London Transport Museum’s archive.