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FS Colour Series: Froth inspired by Edouard Manet’s Luminous Blushes

March 28, 2019 by Rosie Lesso 7521 4

FROTH linen’s pale blush tone is reminiscent of an apricot ripening in the white spring sunlight, recalling the luminous flesh tones in French master Edouard Manet’s paintings. As a Realist painter, Manet made the human figure his central focus, whose pale blush tones become visions of purity and light when set against deep, earthy browns…

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FS Color Series: Zenith inspired by Vincent van Gogh’s Fields of Gold

March 7, 2019 by Rosie Lesso 9153 2

The warm yellow hue of Zenith linen recalls the radiant, sun-baked wheat fields of Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, where golden sunlight shimmers across the canvas and burns a hole in the sky. Yellow was a color of great personal significance to van Gogh, particularly towards the end of his life, when he flooded his…

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Raoul Dufy: Still Waters Run Deep

February 1, 2019 by Rosie Lesso 13150 2

There is a sparkling lightness of touch associated with Raoul Dufy’s practice, one that defines the joi de vivre of the Parisian Belle Epoque era he was raised in. One of his most popular quotations, “my eyes were made to erase all that is ugly,” reveals his inclination towards the decorative and beautiful, or the…

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Innovation and Collaboration: When Art Becomes Fashion

January 25, 2019 by Rosie Lesso 8913 6

In this new series, we will explore three revolutionary artists who have crossed over from the art world into textiles and fashion, delving into the obstacles they faced and what led them to pursue commercial ventures. Art and fashion: two distinct industries, yet their divide is more porous today than ever. Many of today’s contemporary artists…