Description

This textile sample is one of two colourways of a woodblock printed silk textile designed by Atelier Martine, owned by Paul Poiret. Paul Poiret was one of the leading designers of the early 20th century whose fashion set international trends. These Atelier Martine textiles come from his family archives and are samples of different colourways of the design. They are extraordinarily vibrant, huge in scale and are the sources for the furnishings seen in the Martine shops. These relate directly to the avant garde textile designs of the Wiener Werkstatte and Charles Rennie Mackintosh.