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Warner Textile Archive
Silks Way, Braintree
Essex, CM7 3GB
www.warnertextilearchive.co.uk
PRESS RELEASE
10th February 2016, for immediate release:
Warner Textile Archive Trading Limited, the Archive’s commercial arm, is celebrating the launch of their first textile range at the London showroom of Claremont Furnishing Fabrics on 23rd February 2016. This will be followed by launches in Claremont’s American showrooms: New York in March, and Los Angeles in April.
Working closely in collaboration with the director of Claremont, Adam Sykes, the Archive has carefully selected twelve designs that reflect the diversity and quality of their collection. This has provided the Warner Textile Archive with an exciting opportunity to return to its roots in high end textile production, whilst responding to the requirements of Claremont’s prestigious interior design clients.
To ensure the finest quality of production, all designs were printed by the established French mill, Tissus d’Avesnieres, a holder of the French Enterprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company). The range demanded a variety of techniques, each of which required the specific traditional dyeing, printing and glazing skills that are maintained by this historic company.
Chris Siddall, Director of Warner Textile Archive Trading Limited, was delighted “with the first textile collection to be launched by the Company from original designs that reflect the heritage of the Archive recreated to the highest standards. We look forward to building a long partnership with Claremont and Tissus d’Avesnieres to bring the Archive’s designs back to life.”
The collection is available exclusively to the interior design trade at Claremont Furnishing. Proceeds from sales contribute to the continued conservation of this historic collection.
Warner Textile Archive Interior Fabric Collection created in collaboration with Claremont Furnishing
Launching on 24th February 2016 at Claremont Furnishing, London
Launches to follow in New York & Los Angeles
Kate Wigley | Archivist & Commercial Manager | [email protected] | +44 (0)1376 557741 | @TextileArchive
Notes for Editors:
The Warner Textile Archive is a Charitable Trust and holds the internationally recognised collection of Warner & Sons, one of the most important silk weaving companies of the 19th and 20th century. Located in the heart of Braintree, Essex, it was saved for the nation in 2004 and is a celebration of design that narrates the rich history of a great British industry.
Established in London in 1931, Claremont is one of the oldest and most respected interior textile wholesalers, supplying the highest quality European textiles directly to the interior design trade. These have graced homes across the world, from country cottages and contemporary townhouses through to the grandest private residences and public institutions. Claremont produces their own exclusive prints, silks and upholstery fabrics, and represents several European textile brands, offering clients a unique edited selection in its distinctive colour palette.
Warner Textile Archive Fabric Collection 2016
Coral
Taken from an original hand printed chintz, dating from the 1870s, this stylish design has been
recoloured on a beautiful glazed Egyptian cotton percale.
Details: printed Egyptian cotton percale with glaze finish
Colourways: 8
Chocolate
Crimson
Sulphur
Limestone
Petrol
Grey Blue
Taupe
Dark Red
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Kate Stripe
Keeping the feel of the original hand block printed linen from 1929, this linen stripe is reminiscent of
that vibrant period in design history.
Details: printed linen with a tumble finish
Colourways: 7
Sky / Ocean / Celadon
Mustard / Blue / Grey
Cream / Grey / Taupe
Lime / Brown / Petrol
Sand / Taupe / Beige
Blue / Black / Red
Dove / Black / Grey
Warner Toile
An English design originating from the 17th century and hand-block printed by Warner & Sons during
the 1920s, our toile is printed on linen and finished with a strong glaze.
Details: printed linen with glaze
Colourways: 6
Brick
Dove
Green
Indigo
Oat
Thyme
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Laura Toile
Showing the flexibility of the Warner Toile design, Laura Toile is a delicate interpretation of the
pattern, created by inverting the colours.
Details: printed linen with glaze
Colourways: 6
Indigo
Oat
Brick
Green
Dove
Thyme
Tree of Life
A striking and sophisticated large scale hand blocked linen, printed by Warner & Sons in 1939. This
design has been carefully reprinted in the original colours.
Details: printed linen, tinted with tumble finish
Colourways: 1
Original
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Celia
A delightful hand block printed linen from 1929, Celia has now been beautifully reprinted in the
original colours and two complementary fresh colourways.
Details: printed linen with strong glaze finish
Colourways: 3
Blue
Barley
Bone
Kim
This pretty hand printed linen dates from the early 1930s and was later reproduced as part of the
WWII Utility range.
Details: printed linen with a tumble finish
Colourways: 3
Blue
Green
Brown
Leaf
This graceful hand blocked design from the 1930s has been carefully reprinted on linen to maintain the
natural patina of the original cloth.
Details: printed linen
Colourways: 1
Green
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Nathalie
Our bright and stylish all-over pattern derives from a hand printed cotton chintz dress fabric dating
from the 1840s.
Details: printed Egyptian cotton percale with glaze
Colourways: 8
Ocean
Grey Blue
Turquoise
Red
Caramel
Olive Green
Lime
Soil
Flora
This delicate pattern dates from the 1870s and was created using a highly skilled discharge printing
method
Details: printed Egyptian cotton percale with glaze
Colourways: 7
Spinach
Midnight
Grey
Pale Blue
Slate
Raspberry
Chocolate
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Joanna Palm
Fresh colours enhance this bold design from the 1870s which evokes the Victorian fascination with this
exuberant plant.
Details: printed Egyptian cotton percale
Colourways: 5
Raspberry
Rust
Teal
Moss
Original
Eleanor
This rich and exquisite floral chintz dates from the 1860s and has been lovingly reprinted using the
traditional hand screen-printing method in the original document colours.
Details: hand screen-printed Egyptian cotton percale with tint and glaze
Colourways: 1
Original
Contact at the Claremont Furnishing London showroom
Joanna Bulmer 020 7581 9575 [email protected]
35 Elystan Street London SW3 3NT