Barron and Larcher

This collection of printed fabrics and wallpapers celebrates the work of Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher by reviving a selection of their most influential designs.

Textile designers Phyllis Barron and Dorothy Larcher lived and worked together for 30 years, achieving fame for their custom-designed fabrics, use of natural dyes and pioneering hand-block printing workshops in Hampstead and Painswick. Pairing Barron’s geometry-dominated designs with Larcher’s more organic aesthetic, the partnership won numerous high-profile commissions, including from Girton College, Cambridge, and Winchester Cathedral. Many of Barron and Larcher’s printing blocks are now in the Crafts Study Centre, part of the University for the Creative Arts, with whom Christopher Farr Cloth collaborated on this collection.