{"product_id":"barron-larcher-textile-designers-9781851499205","title":"Barron \u0026 Larcher Textile Designers","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michal Silver\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Acc Art Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Acc Art Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Textile \u0026amp; Costume\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe story of pioneering modernist designer-makers Phylis Barron and Dorothy Larcher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores how Barron and Larcher built a hand-printed textile business that counted Coco Chanel and the Duke of Westminster among its clients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes historic and contemporary illustrations, and text contributions from interior designer Kit Kemp and design writer Alan Powers \"A design isn't dozens of little objects, or hungry-looking rectangular windowpanes: it is something that becomes a design by repeating, giving you something that a single pattern doesn't give you. \" - (Phyllis Barron, Dartington 1964)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1920s and 1930s, Phyllis Barron (1890-1964) and Dorothy Larcher (1882-1952) were at the forefront of a revival in hand block-printing in Britain. As designer-makers they formed a unique partnership, producing innovative textiles and seeing the entire process through from beginning to end. Using whatever materials they could muster - fabric ranging from balloon cotton to prison sheets and velvet, and everyday items such as combs and car mats for printing - and pushing the boundaries of what could be achieved with predominantly natural dyes, these two remarkable women ran a successful business that lasted from 1923 until the outbreak of World War II. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNearly one hundred years on, another special collaboration between the Craft Studies Centre in Farnham, Christopher Farr Cloth and Ivo Prints, has brought a selection of Barron and Larcher's work back into production. The warm welcome they have received across the globe is a testament to the timeless quality of great design. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents: Introduction - Michal Silver; Setting the scene - Jean Vacher; My Life as a Block Printer - Phyllis Barron; Real Taste - Alan Powers; The Printmakers' Perspective - Sarah Burns, Neisha Crosland, Louisa Loakes; Indigo Christmas Crackers - Jane Weir; How Barron and Larcher have Inspired Me - Kit Kemp.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Acc Art Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45299681296535,"sku":"9781851499205","price":2652.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781851499205.webp?v=1769285957","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/barron-larcher-textile-designers-9781851499205","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}