Alexander Girard

male, deceased (1993)
Alexander Girard was one of the foremost designers of American textiles in the 20th century. Girard's work is characterized by lively, bold, and...
Celia Birtwell

Celia Birtwell

female, 68 years old
Celia Birtwell is a textile designer. Born in Salford, Lancashire, in 1941, she studied Textile Design in Manchester, where in 1959 she met the...
William Morris

William Morris

male, deceased (1896)
William Morris was an English artist, writer, socialist and activist. He was one of the principal founders of the British arts and crafts movement,...
Laura Ashley

Laura Ashley

female, deceased (1985)
Laura Ashley CBE, (7 September 1925–17 September 1985) was a Welsh designer. She became a household name on the strength of her work as a de...
Vuokko Nurmesniemi

Vuokko Nurmesniemi

female, 79 years old
Vuokko Eskolin-Nurmesniemi (born 1930) is a Finnish textile designer. She joined the Marimekko company in 1953 and designed patterns for many of...
Candace Wheeler

Candace Wheeler

female, deceased (1923)
Candace Wheeler (1827 - 1923) was one of America's first woman interior and textile designers, credited with helping open the field of interior...
Silver Studio

Silver Studio

female
Silver Studio was one of the most influential textile design studios in the UK from its formation in 1880 until the middle of the twentieth...
John Henry Dearle

John Henry Dearle

male, deceased (1932)
John Henry Dearle or J. H. Dearle (1860-1932) was a British textile and stained glass designer trained by Pre-Raphaelite artist and craftsman...
Lily Chin

Lily Chin

female
Lily M. Chin, born in 1961, is a crochet and knitware designer. She attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and Queens College, City...
Hiroshi Awatsuji

Hiroshi Awatsuji

male, deceased (1995)
was a Japanese textile designer. After World War II, he produced numerous innovative designs which inspired the beginning of a new era. His works...