May Tree
Furnishing Fabric
1992 (made)
1992 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Designers Guild was founded in 1970 by the then husband and wife team of Robin and Tricia Guild. Tricia Guild and designer Chris Halsey produced their first range of textiles based on a collection of Indian hand-printed fabrics. Launched at the opening of the first shop on the King's Road, Chelsea, in November 1971, the collection was an instant success and expanded with co-ordinating wallpapers and furniture.
In 1992, the fine artist Michael Heindorff was commissioned to create a fabric range. The textiles in the resulting 'Still Life Collection' 'all share their reference in design and name to nature ... The palette is akin to the colours in many of my paintings, as are translucency and tone.'
In 1992, the fine artist Michael Heindorff was commissioned to create a fabric range. The textiles in the resulting 'Still Life Collection' 'all share their reference in design and name to nature ... The palette is akin to the colours in many of my paintings, as are translucency and tone.'
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | May Tree (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Screen-printed cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton 'May Tree', designed by Michael Heindorff for the Designers Guild, Great Britain, 1992 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric of screen-printed cotton with an abstract design featuring fallen petals in three colourways. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by the Designers Guild |
| Object history | Registered File number 1992/2495. Part of four T.425: 1 to 4-1992. Continuing an established tradition, Designers Guild commissioned the fine-artist Michael Heindorff to create a fabric range for 1992. The textiles in the resulting 'Still Life' collection 'all share their reference in design and name to Nature' according to the designer and 'The palette is akin to the colours in many of my paintings, as are translucency and tone'. There are six designs (each available in three different colourways) in the range, printed onto three different weights of cotton to add texture and dimension to the designs. |
| Production | Attribution note: Part of the Still Life Collection |
| Summary | The Designers Guild was founded in 1970 by the then husband and wife team of Robin and Tricia Guild. Tricia Guild and designer Chris Halsey produced their first range of textiles based on a collection of Indian hand-printed fabrics. Launched at the opening of the first shop on the King's Road, Chelsea, in November 1971, the collection was an instant success and expanded with co-ordinating wallpapers and furniture. In 1992, the fine artist Michael Heindorff was commissioned to create a fabric range. The textiles in the resulting 'Still Life Collection' 'all share their reference in design and name to nature ... The palette is akin to the colours in many of my paintings, as are translucency and tone.' |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.425:4-1992 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2011 |
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