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Inez

Dress Fabric
1947 (made)
Artist/Maker
Cresta Silks Ltd (designed for)
Lana Mackinnon (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Scottish textile designer Lana Mackinnon (1924-1968) studied at Edinburgh Collage of Art, where she was a contemporary of the artist Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005), and obtained a Diploma in Design and Crafts in 1945. Mackinnon created fabrics for both fashion and interiors, working for companies such as Cresta Silks, Horrockses, S. W. Whaley & Sons Ltd. and Ascher. Several of Mackinnon’s designs were shown in the 1946 ‘Britain Can Make It’ exhibition, including the ‘Inez’ design. Mackinnon’s design skills showed great talent for colour and pattern. Her understanding of the design and production process from design to screen engraving and printing were noted by the Textile & Colour Consultant K. Lowit of Horrockses Fashions Ltd.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Scotland
Object type
Dress fabric
TitleInez
Materials and techniques
Hand block-printed silk
Brief description
Dress fabric of hand block-printed silk, designed by Lana Mackinnon for Cresta Silks Ltd., Great Britain, 1947
Physical description
Dress fabric of hand block-printed silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 18in
  • Width: 24in
Summary
Scottish textile designer Lana Mackinnon (1924-1968) studied at Edinburgh Collage of Art, where she was a contemporary of the artist Eduardo Paolozzi (1924-2005), and obtained a Diploma in Design and Crafts in 1945. Mackinnon created fabrics for both fashion and interiors, working for companies such as Cresta Silks, Horrockses, S. W. Whaley & Sons Ltd. and Ascher. Several of Mackinnon’s designs were shown in the 1946 ‘Britain Can Make It’ exhibition, including the ‘Inez’ design. Mackinnon’s design skills showed great talent for colour and pattern. Her understanding of the design and production process from design to screen engraving and printing were noted by the Textile & Colour Consultant K. Lowit of Horrockses Fashions Ltd.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.99C-1947

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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