{"product_id":"barron-larcher-textile-designers-9781851499205","title":"Barron \u0026 Larcher Textile Designers","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Acc Art Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781851499205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 8.00w x 0.80d","brand":"M. Silver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52136411988149,"sku":"9781851499205","price":42.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e2814c24-0660-4a33-b541-23746783399b.jpg?v=1767114434","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/barron-larcher-textile-designers-9781851499205","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}