Here’s a wonderful, short, post about the textile designer Althea McNish (1924–2020) who came to the UK from Trinidad in 1950. She drew on her Trinidadian heritage to bring colour and joy to mid-century Britain. – For the entire post, click on “Bledsoe Bags”….
‘Everything I did, I saw it through a tropical eye’, said textile designer Althea McNish. ‘I am a citizen of the world and I am multicultural.’ We love the sentiment and are inspired by her work, and we’ve produced a limited edition range using her vibrant patterns that revolutionised postwar design in Britain.
McNish (1924-2020) came to the UK from Trinidad in 1950 and became a celebrated international textile designer and a key member of the Caribbean Artists Movement. She drew on her Trinidadian heritage to bring colour and joy to mid-century Britain. She said her imagination was ‘fed by folk art from many cultures, by architecture and technology, and by the flowers of the English countryside, which I transform into Caribbean flamboyance.’
You can see her amazing work at the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. ‘Colour is Mine’ is on until 11 September. Don’t miss it!
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