Review:
Colourful, quirky as a teenage scrapbook...each page blooming with identifiably Birtwell motifs... --The Telegraph
Visually luxurious and warmly intimate. --Easy Living Magazine
A lavish look at Britain's most beloved textile designer --Vogue, October 2011
Explores the prolific work and eventful life of designer Celia Birtwell --Elle, October 2011
A scrapbook-style book with Celia's drawings and sketches, plus photos taken from her albums --Grazia, October 3 2011
A beautiful scrapbook full of fashion illustrations and photographs
--Evening Standard, October 3 2011
About the Author:
Celia Birtwell was born and brought up in Manchester and moved to London in the early 60s. She soon fell in with the RCA crowd and formed a partnership - both personal and professional - with Ossie Clark, the most talented designer on the London scene. They became the darlings of the in crowd of the 60s, designing and partying with all the musicians, artists and glamorous jetset of the period. Celia became a close and lasting friend of David Hockney, holidaying with him and sitting for a wide array of drawings and paintings. In 1984 she opened her shop in Westbourne Park Road selling fabrics for interiors. Since 2000 her joyful prints have attracted a new generation of fans, with two collections for TopShop and designs for a range of outlets. Celia was awarded a CBE in 2011. Her most recent collection is in partnership with Uniqlo and is set to launch in the UK on 21 March 2013. The designer's signature colourful bold prints will be appearing on dresses, T-shirts, jeggings, shirts, shorts, vests and tote bags.
The Writer: Dominic Lutyens is a freelance arts journalist who writes regularly about fashion, design, interiors and art for the Guardian, The Financial Times, The Telegraph, Elle Decoration and Design Week. He is the co-author with Kirsty Hislop of the book 70s Style & Design (Thames & Hudson). He has sat on selection panels for such fairs as Origin and has spoken in seminars at the Royal College of Art and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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