Isabella
Furnishing Fabric
2000 (designed)
2000 (designed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The internationally acclaimed textile designer Celia Birtwell has been described as a '60s textile print icon'. In 1966 she collaborated with Ossie Clark on a fashion collection for Quorum boutique in London. Their continued work together produced a style that has become inextricably linked with the Swinging Sixties culture. In 1984, she opened her own shop in London's Bayswater, where she diversified into furnishing fabrics.
Birtwell continues to play an important role in the British Fashion industry, as demonstrated through her highly successful collaborations with Topshop.
Birtwell continues to play an important role in the British Fashion industry, as demonstrated through her highly successful collaborations with Topshop.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Isabella (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed 100% cotton twill |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric, 'Isabella', designed by Celia Birtwell, British, 2000. Cotton twill. |
| Physical description | Printed blue, black and red on white cotton twill depicting a woman sitting in a curtained and garlanded theatre box |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Celia Birtwell |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The internationally acclaimed textile designer Celia Birtwell has been described as a '60s textile print icon'. In 1966 she collaborated with Ossie Clark on a fashion collection for Quorum boutique in London. Their continued work together produced a style that has become inextricably linked with the Swinging Sixties culture. In 1984, she opened her own shop in London's Bayswater, where she diversified into furnishing fabrics. Birtwell continues to play an important role in the British Fashion industry, as demonstrated through her highly successful collaborations with Topshop. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.22-2008 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2008 |
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