{"product_id":"barron-larcher-textile-designers","title":"Barron \u0026 Larcher Textile Designers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe story of pioneering modernist designer-makers Phylis Barron and Dorothy Larcher. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExplores how Barron and Larcher built a hand-printed textile business that counted Coco Chanel and the Duke of Westminster among its clients\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing 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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ACC Art Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49390298005751,"sku":"9781851499205","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0617\/0968\/0887\/files\/a9b860a4ec3478377dc2afc8fd6e273f3c50d5c0954b1760d96583dad98132af.webp?v=1739310211","url":"https:\/\/havenhausco.shop\/products\/barron-larcher-textile-designers","provider":"Havenhausco","version":"1.0","type":"link"}