The ‘Ziggurat’ design takes its inspiration from the ancient Ziggurats and the iconic ziggurat motif that was one of the great classic design elements of the Art Deco movement. The original Ziggurats were terraced, flat-topped and tapered, step pyramids and temples. Good examples are the Early Bronze age Great Ziggurat of Ur in ancient Sumeria, the even earlier Egyptian Pyramid of Djoser built in…
‘Dukagang Stripe’ takes my original ‘Dukagang’ motif, used in the first of this collection of throws and cushions, and reworks it to produce a multi-coloured striped design. The original dukagang motif is present, but there is also a contrasting coloured, rectangular motif formed of four squares, and the striped effect of the constant colour changes. Each side is very different. One side has a softer…
My Classic Square design is inspired by the highly symmetrical designs found in traditional Welsh blankets. The geometry of these designs comes from the mirroring in four directions of simple arrangements of blocks. Welsh blankets, or Welsh tapestry blankets were woven in doubleweave – a double layered plain or flat weave cloth – which gave them their strongly contrasting two…
‘Dukagang’ was the original throw design that started this collection of throws and cushions, created and handwoven using one threading pattern. The motif is inspired by Scandinavian household textiles woven in that structure.
I love the way that ikat textiles soften and blur the boundaries of a design. This is a characteristic of the way that ikat cloth is produced. Ikat designs are made by resist-dyeing groups of threads – usually by binding them tight in some areas so that the dye cannot penetrate into those parts. The threads may be warp or…