Fashion and Textile Museum
The Fashion and Textile Museum is the only museum in the UK of contemporary fashion and textile design.
Location in London | |
Established | 2003 |
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Location | Bermondsey, London Borough of Southwark |
Coordinates | 51°29′55″N 000°04′52″W |
Type | Fashion, textiles |
Founder | Zandra Rhodes |
Architect | Ricardo Legorreta |
Public transit access | London Bridge station |
Website | fashiontextilemuseum |
The Fashion and Textile Museum was founded in 2003 by Dame Zandra Rhodes. Today, the museum is operated by Newham College, London – one of Europe's largest further education colleges. Situated in the heart of fashionable Bermondsey Village, the museum is housed in a distinctive building, designed by Mexican architect, Ricardo Legorreta.
Building
The museum is housed in a converted warehouse which was redesigned by the Mexican architect Ricardo Legorreta in collaboration with Dame Zandra Rhodes.[1][2] It was Legorreta's first and only building in Europe.[3][4] In addition to the exhibition space, the building contains a textile studio and printing workshop and private residential quarters.[2] The building has become a tourist attraction in its own right due to its colour scheme of hot pink, burnt orange, yellow, and bright blue.[1][2]
Exhibitions
Past exhibitions
- 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework: Crown to Catwalk - 1 April – 4 September 2022
- Beautiful People: The Boutique in 1960s Counterculture - 3 September 2021 – January 2022
- Annie Phillips: Ancient Technique and Contemporary Art - 18 May – 12 September 2021
- Chintz: Cotton in Bloom - 18 May – 12 September 2021
- Out of the Blue: Fifty Years of Designers Guild - 14 February 2020 – 21 February 2021
- Zandra Rhodes: 50 Years of Fabulous - 27 September 2019 – 26 January 2020
- Norman Hartnell – A Tribute - 27 September 2019 – 26 January 2020
- Weavers of the Clouds: Textile Arts of Peru - 21 June – 8 September 2019
- Will You Be My Valentine? Works by Natalie Gibson - 8 February – 2 June 2019
- Swinging London: A Lifestyle Revolution | Terence Conran – Mary Quant - 8 February – 2 June 2019
- Elizabeth Suter: Sharp Lines and Swift Sketches - 8 February – 2 June 2019
- Night and Day: 1930s Fashion and Photographs - 12 October 2018 – 20 January 2019
- Cecil Beaton: Thirty from the 30s – Fashion, Film and Fantasy - 12 October 2018 – 20 January 2019
- Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern - 25 May – 23 September 2018[5]
- T-Shirt: Cult – Culture – Subversion[6] – 9 February 2018 – 6 May 2018
- T: The Typology of The T-Shirt - 9 February – 6 May 2018
- The Secret Life of Scissors - 9 February – 6 May 2018
- Harper's Bazaar 150 Years – The Greatest Moments[7] – 20 October 2017 – 21 January 2018
- Wallace Sewell: 25 Years of British Textile Design[8] – 20 October 2017 – 21 January 2018
- Louise Dahl-Wolfe: A Style of Her Own[9] – 20 October 2017 – 21 January 2018
- The World of Anna Sui – 26 May – 1 October 2017[10][11]
- Festival of Textiles 2017 - 28 January – 7 May 2017
- Josef Frank Patterns–Furniture–Painting[12] – 28 January – 7 May 2017
- Full Circle & Recycle: 21st Century Swedish Textiles - 28 January – 7 May 2017
- Gudrun Sjödén: Four Decades of Colour & Design - 25 April – 7 May 2017
- 1920s Jazz Age Fashion & Photographs[13] – 23 September 2016 – 15 January 2017
- James Abbe: Photographer of the Jazz Age - 23 September 2016 – 15 January 2017
- London Design Festival: New Artist Textiles from Canada - 16–18 September 2016
- London Fashion Foundation Show - 16–18 September 2016
- Missoni Art Colour[14] – 6 May – 4 September 2016
- Festival of Textiles 2016 - 11 March – 17 April 2016
- Art Textiles: Marian Clayden - 11 March – 17 April 2016
- Liberty in Fashion[15] – 9 October 2015 – 28 February 2016
- The Art of Pattern - 9 October 2015 – 28 February 2016
- Rayne: Shoes for Stars - 22 May – 13 September 2015
- Riviera Style: Resort and Swimwear Style Since 1900[16] – 22 May 2015 – 30 August 2015 (in partnership with King and McGaw)
- A Journey to the Riviera - 22 May – 13 September 2015
- Nautical Chic by Amber Jane Butchart - 22 May – 27 August 2015
- Thea Porter: 70s Bohemian Chic - 6 February – 3 May 2015
- Mirror Man: Andrew Logan Portraits - 6 February – 3 May 2015
- Knitwear: From Chanel to Westwood[17] – 19 September 2014 – 18 January 2015
- How to Draw Vintage Fashion - 19 September 2014 – 18 January 2015
- PATTERN: Watts’ Architect Wallpapers 1870 to today - 19 September 2014 – 18 January 2015
- Knitwear in Fashion Photography - 19 September 2014 – 18 January 2015
- Visionary Knitwear - 19 September 2014 – 18 January 2015
- El Intercambio Cultural/A Cultural Exchange - 6 June – 31 August 2014
- Made in Mexico: The Rebozo in Art, Culture & Fashion - 6 June – 31 August 2014
- Artist Textiles: Picasso to Warhol - 31 January – 18 May 2014
- Sarah Campbell ‘from start to finish’ - 31 January – 17 May 2014
- The Glamour of Bellville Sassoon - 20 September 2013 – 11 January 2014
- Zandra Rhodes: Unseen - 12 July – 31 August 2013
- Designing Women: Post-war British Textiles[18] 16 March 2012 – 16 June 2012
- The Printed Square – Vintage Handkerchiefs – 22 March 2012 – 16 June 2012
- Kaffe Fassett: A Life in Colour - 22 March – 29 June 2013
- Hartnell to Amies: Couture By Royal Appointment - 16 November 2012 – 23 February 2013
- POP! Culture and Fashion 1955–1976[19] – 6 July 2012 – 27 October 2012
- Designing Women: Post-War British Textiles - 16 March – 16 June 2012
- Catwalk to Cover – A Front Row Seat - 18 November 2011 – 25 February 2012
- Tommy Nutter: Rebel on the Row[20] – 20 May 2011 – 22 October 2011
- Sue Timney and the design of Timney-Fowler[21] – 16 November 2010 – 25 April 2011
- Horrockses Fashions: Off the Peg Style in the '40s and '50s[22] – 9 July 2010 – 24 October 2010
- 30 years of Pineapple by Debbie Moore – 18 January 2010 – 24 February 2010
- Very Sanderson – 150 Years of English Decoration - 19 March – 13 June 2010
- Foale and Tuffin – Made in England[23] – 23 October 2009 – 24 February 2010
- Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear[24] – 12 June 2009 – 27 September 2009
- Swedish Fashion: Exploring A New Identity[25] – 6 February 2009 – 17 May 2009
- Billy: Bill Gibb's Moment in Time[26] – 24 October 2008 – 18 January 2009
- Little Black Dress[27] – 20 June 2008 – 25 August 2008
- Peacocks and Pinstripes – 8 February 2008 – 31 May 2008
See also
References
- Davison, Phil (13 January 2012). "Obituary: Ricardo Legorreta: Architect whose work included the Fashion and Textile Museum". The Independent. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- "Legorreta + Legorreta. Fashion and Textile Museum, London, UK". arcspace.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- Barton, Laura (25 November 2002). "Rhodes' scholars". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- "Rhodes pays tribute to Ricardo Legorreta". Building Design. 6 January 2012. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
- "Orla Kiely: A Life in Pattern – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "T-SHIRT: CULT – CULTURE – SUBVERSION – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Harper's Bazaar 150 – The First and Last Word in Fashion". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Wallace Sewell: 25 Years of British Textile Design – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Louise Dahl–Wolfe: A Style of Her Own – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- Yotka, Steff (7 November 2016). "Enter the Age of Anna Sui". vogue.com. Vogue. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- Blanks, Tim (2 November 2016). "Weaving Through the World of Anna Sui". businessoffashion.com. Business of Fashion. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "JOSEF FRANK Patterns–Furniture–Painting – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "1920s JAZZ AGE Fashion & Photographs – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "MISSONI ART COLOUR – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Liberty in Fashion – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "RIVIERA STYLE Resort & Swimwear since 1900 – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "KNITWEAR Chanel to Westwood – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Designing Women – Post-War British Textiles – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "POP! Design • Culture • Fashion – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Tommy Nutter – Rebel on the Row – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Sue Timney and the Design of Timney-Fowler – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Horrockses Fashion: Off the Peg Style in the '40s and '50s – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Foale and Tuffin – Made in England – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Swedish Fashion: Exploring a New Identity – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Billy: Bill Gibbs Moment In Time – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.
- "Little Black Dress – Fashion and Textile Museum". www.ftmlondon.org.