"Swiss Darning has become a passion of mine over the last few years. It's such a creative way of giving clothes a new lease of life and making them completely personal and unique."
Read our interview with artist and Friend of Begg x Co Ted Le Swer as we discuss what inspires his art, exciting upcoming projects and his book recommendations.
Born in Scotland in 1984 and raised in Cumbria, John Booth moved to London in 2004, where he graduated with a BA in fashion print design at Central Saint Martins in 2009. Booth has worked for several fashion brands including Zandra Rhodes, John Galliano, Ashish, Christopher Shannon, Globetrotter, FENDI and Begg x Co.
Born just outside of Brighton Angela studied for a BA Hons in Fine Art (Textiles) at Goldsmiths College graduating in 1989. She moved to Somerset from Brighton in 2001 where she lives with her husband and Labrador Flynn.
Her paintings are inspired by the coast especially the South West stretch from Dorset to Cornwall
The Begg & Co Artist Edition was launched with British painter Michael Wall. Best known for his abstract large-scale panels, the London-based painter translated his signature aesthetic onto Begg & Co woven blankets. Produced as a special limited edition collection, with only 10 pieces made for each of Wall’s 4 designs, the colourways mirror his practice of combining characteristically bold primary tones with softer hues and nearly-nude pinks. The collaboration was featured in exclusive window displays at Fenwicks of Bond Street, London and Lodenfrey, Munich.
We recently collaborated with British artist Susan Stockwell to create a sculpture for the 2017 London Craft Week. After training as a sculptor at the Royal College of Art, her works are now exhibited as part of the public collections of galleries and museums all over the world. Stockwell’s work takes on many forms, and makes use of discarded everyday domestic objects, which are then transformed into sculptures or installations that vary in scale and proportion..
