The Collier Campbell Archive Hardcover -

Sisters Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell are award-winning textile designers, who started out at Liberty in the 70s and built a global business producing designs for customers as diverse as Yves Saint Laurent (they designed the fabrics for his first ready-to-wear 'Gypsy' collection), Habitat, Jaeger, Marks and Spencer and House of Fraser among others.Their work spans fashion, accessories and the home. Their award winning hand-painted designs and vibrant use of colour have created a unique look that has both couture and mass-market appeal. Their technique of hand-painting their designs gives a rich graduation of colour and movement in their fabrics which could not be achieved by more technical means.
They have amassed a vast Archive of their successful and iconic designs which have been exhibited by the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of London and the Whitworth Museum in Manchester among others, and are cited in many works about 20th Century design. Their Six Views Collection, which won the Design Centre Award in 1984, included their iconic best-selling Cote d'Azur design. Responding to a whole new generation of consumers who are once again turning to pattern and colour in their clothes and furnishings, Collier Campbell will launch a range of products under their name in 2011. The range will include scarves, bags, bedding, cushions, etc to produce a lifestyle look. The launch of their new range will coincide with the celebration of their 50th Anniversary.