Celia Birtwell. Celia Birtwell with Dominic Lutyens - Hardcover

Celia Birtwell, With Text By Dominic Lutyens:

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1844008444 ISBN 13: 9781844008445

Publisher: London: Quadrille Publishing, 2011., 2011

Synopsis

Textile designer Celia Birtwell (b.1941) was one of British fashion's most fêted figures in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as a muse for David Hockney whose painting Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy featured Birtwell and her then-husband Ossie Clark. Her colourful and vibrant designs for clothes and home fabrics, often featuring flowers, animals and birds, are lavishly illustrated in this scrapbook, alongside photos from her life and career, comments from friends and colleagues, and her own reminiscences and observations.

About this title

About the Author:

Celia Birtwell was born and brought up in Manchester and moved to London in the early 60s. She soon fell in with the RCA crowd and formed a partnership - both personal and professional - with Ossie Clark, the most talented designer on the London scene. They became the darlings of the in crowd of the 60s, designing and partying with all the musicians, artists and glamorous jetset of the period. Celia became a close and lasting friend of David Hockney, holidaying with him and sitting for a wide array of drawings and paintings. In 1984 she opened her shop in Westbourne Park Road selling fabrics for interiors. Since 2000 her joyful prints have attracted a new generation of fans, with two collections for TopShop and designs for a range of outlets. Celia was awarded a CBE in 2011. The Writer Dominic Lutyens is a freelance style journalist who writes about fashion, design, interiors and art. He writes regularly for the Observer Magazine, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, Elle Decoration and Design Week. He has sat on selection panels for such fairs as Origin and has spoken in seminars at the Royal College of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum. Author and Writer's Location: London

Review:

“Celia is one of the most talented textile designers ever. She's brilliant...” ―Manolo Blahnik

About this edition

• Publisher: London: Quadrille Publishing, 2011.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1844008444
• ISBN 13: 9781844008445
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208