Inez
Dress Fabric
1947 (made)
1947 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
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 | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Inez |
| 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. |
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| 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 | |
| Accession number | CIRC.99A-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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