Kaffe Fassett's Quilt Trip to London
London is gearing up for a fabric fireworks display later this month when an exhibition of designs by textile artist Kaffe Fassett and his collective are on display at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey.
'Kaffe Fassett: The Power of Pattern' opens September 23 and will feature over 70 textile designs - mostly quilts - and highlight age-old crafts such as knitting, embroidery and patchwork.
The exhibition aims to "explore Kaffe's artistic eye" through an immersive visual experience, according to curator Dennis Nothdruft, head of exhibitions at the museum, who worked with Newham College London on the exhibition.
Related GalleriesColour, pattern and texture vibrate at the center of this large-scale display from Fassett, born in California, 84, a flower child if ever there was one. He started his career as a painter and later moved into knitwear design, working with names like Bill Gibb, Missoni and Designers Guild.
Since then Fassett has focused on 3D textile design and is best known today for its bright quilts, and to inspire people around the world to pick up their craft needles and fabric squares and get to work.
"He's a rock star in the textile world, an artist who makes the world see the world in different ways And he inspires people to create things,” says Nothdruft.
Fassett grew up in Big Sur, California, drawing inspiration from the beaches from his early years state spectaculars, mountain and nature. He has lived and worked in London since the early 1960s, and the home and studio where he and his associates work are known as Color Lab.
Nothdruft says the exhibition is not a retrospective of the artist's career, but total immersion in his world. It was designed so that visitors can "fall through the looking glass" of Fassett's creations, and those of other creators in his collective and followers around the world.
'Big Box Stars/Red' quilt by Victoria Finlay Wolfe."The response people have to his work is al...
London is gearing up for a fabric fireworks display later this month when an exhibition of designs by textile artist Kaffe Fassett and his collective are on display at the Fashion and Textile Museum in Bermondsey.
'Kaffe Fassett: The Power of Pattern' opens September 23 and will feature over 70 textile designs - mostly quilts - and highlight age-old crafts such as knitting, embroidery and patchwork.
The exhibition aims to "explore Kaffe's artistic eye" through an immersive visual experience, according to curator Dennis Nothdruft, head of exhibitions at the museum, who worked with Newham College London on the exhibition.
Related GalleriesColour, pattern and texture vibrate at the center of this large-scale display from Fassett, born in California, 84, a flower child if ever there was one. He started his career as a painter and later moved into knitwear design, working with names like Bill Gibb, Missoni and Designers Guild.
Since then Fassett has focused on 3D textile design and is best known today for its bright quilts, and to inspire people around the world to pick up their craft needles and fabric squares and get to work.
"He's a rock star in the textile world, an artist who makes the world see the world in different ways And he inspires people to create things,” says Nothdruft.
Fassett grew up in Big Sur, California, drawing inspiration from the beaches from his early years state spectaculars, mountain and nature. He has lived and worked in London since the early 1960s, and the home and studio where he and his associates work are known as Color Lab.
Nothdruft says the exhibition is not a retrospective of the artist's career, but total immersion in his world. It was designed so that visitors can "fall through the looking glass" of Fassett's creations, and those of other creators in his collective and followers around the world.
'Big Box Stars/Red' quilt by Victoria Finlay Wolfe."The response people have to his work is al...
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