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Scattered Pins

Dress Fabric
1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Textile designer Rebecca Earley has been widely recognised as one of the most innovative print designers of her generation. She devotes her textile label B.Earley to fashion accessories and interiors. Her unique designs have won awards from various bodies, including the London Arts Board, the Prince's Youth Business Trust and the Crafts Council. Earley is also half of fashion partnership Earley Palmiero which produces beautifully printed womenswear, currently stocked in Liberty and Koh Samui in London and stores in Japan. Earley's highly original prints are worn by Kylie Minogue, Simply Red, Cher and Demi Moore. 'Scattered Pins' was commissioned by the singer Bjork and used as the designer's signature B.Earley label.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleScattered Pins (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Heated photogram printed polyoctose satin microfibre
Brief description
Dress fabric sample 'Scattered Pins' of heated photogram printed polyoctose satin microfibre, designed by Rebecca Earley, England, 1995
Physical description
Dress fabric sample of heated photogram printed polyoctose satin microfibre. Dark indigo ground with an image of scattered steel pins.
Dimensions
  • Height: 49cm
  • Unframed width: 73.5cm
Framed dimensions 67.5 x 120 x 5 cms
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
Gallery label
Earley's highly original prints have been worn by Kylie Minogue, Simply Red, Cher and Demi Moore. 'Scattered Pins' was commissioned by the singer Bjork and used as the designer's signature B. Earley label.
Historical context
Textile designer Rebecca Earley has been widely recognised as one of the most innovative print designers of her generation. She devotes her textile label Be Earley to fashion accessories and interiors. Her unique designs have won awards from various bodies, including the London Arts Board, the Prince's Youth Business Trust and the Crafts Council. Earley is also half of fashion partnership Earley Palmiero which produces beautifully printed womenswear, currently stocked in Liberty and Koh Samui in London and stores in Japan. Earley's highly original prints are worn by Bjork, Kylie Minogue, Simple Red, Cher and Demi Moore.
Production
Reason For Production: Retail
Subject depicted
Summary
Textile designer Rebecca Earley has been widely recognised as one of the most innovative print designers of her generation. She devotes her textile label B.Earley to fashion accessories and interiors. Her unique designs have won awards from various bodies, including the London Arts Board, the Prince's Youth Business Trust and the Crafts Council. Earley is also half of fashion partnership Earley Palmiero which produces beautifully printed womenswear, currently stocked in Liberty and Koh Samui in London and stores in Japan. Earley's highly original prints are worn by Kylie Minogue, Simply Red, Cher and Demi Moore. 'Scattered Pins' was commissioned by the singer Bjork and used as the designer's signature B.Earley label.
Collection
Accession number
T.126-1997

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Record createdAugust 26, 2004
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