The Archive of Anni Albers

Chair upholstered in Anni Albers Hanging 1925 fabric, a woven collaboration with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, set against paneled wooden walls and complemented by mid-century modern 1960s style furniture. Now Archived.

The English poet Geoffrey Chaucer once said that “all good things must come to an end.” And so, we find it true with the closing of our decade-long collaboration with Anni Albers, a partnership that has shaped interiors around the world and paid homage to one of the most influential textile artists of the 20th century. Over the past ten years, we have worked in close association with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation to bring her archive to life, transforming original artworks and studies, including her most loved patterns Wall Hanging 1925 and Black Mountain, into a collection of woven fabrics and wallpapers that honour Albers’ visionary approach to pattern, structure, and surface. This rare partnership granted us exclusive access to Albers’ archive, allowing us to interpret her work with both fidelity and imagination.

Black Mountain woven fabric from Christopher Farr Cloth’s Anni Albers collection, upholstered on a sofa in a mid-century modern interior featuring indigo blue tones. Now archived.

Original multi-coloured hanging weave by Anni Albers, featuring intricate pattern details and expert craftsmanship, created under the guidance of Gunta Stölzl.

Anni Albers began her artistic journey at the Bauhaus, where, barred from entering other disciplines as a woman, she turned to the weaving workshop under the guidance of Gunta Stölzl. What began as a limitation became a lifelong passion: an exploration of the tactile, structural, and aesthetic potential of textiles. Her move to the United States in the 1930s marked the beginning of a new chapter, and in 1949, she became the first textile artist to be honoured with a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Her work remains foundational to modern textile design.

Black and white photograph of Anni Albers and her husband Joseph Albers, capturing a tender moment as Joseph kisses Anni’s cheek.

Alongside her husband, the artist Josef Albers, she emigrated to North Carolina to join the faculty at Black Mountain College, a radical art school that became a hub of mid-century American modernism. It was here that Anni’s teaching, writing, and experimentation with materials began to shape not just textiles, but how we understand the medium itself. Her practice pushed the boundaries between craft and fine art, drawing upon ancient weaving techniques, modernist geometry, and a deep respect for material integrity.