Margo Selby

Margo Selby develops the construction and texture of fabrics on handlooms which is used as a basis for her textile products/projects. Margo combines hand-woven structures with industrial machinery in order to create a unique range of 3D fabrics, as seen in the images I've included.

Hand weaving at the development stage gives Margo an understanding of how different materials behave and how they would impact on a final fabric. Margo creates a number of samples in order to test fibre and construction ideas. Patterns would have been created from rough sketches and computer design programmes. The handwoven fabrics are applied to CAD drawings and the final chosen fabrics are produced at a specialist mills. The fabric is then taken back to the studio and made into various products. 
The products Margo creates range from interior accessories, fabrics, wallpapers, rugs and furniture to jackets, scarfs, ties, shoes and clothing accessories.

I really love the colour that Margo Selby uses in her products. They are all big and bold, it is quite interesting that she uses block colours and builds up pattern and texture. Margo Selby has obviously worked hard on one specific thing that she enjoys, weaving, and has managed to create a unique style and design. She experiments a lot with various materials to see how they work on larger scales and how different materials play of each other. This in depth experimentation with materials has made me think more about bringing it into my studio practise as there is a large amount of knowledge to be gained by testing a material and seeing what you can do with it.
I think that Margo Selby's jackets are very interesting as the fabric changes completely when laid on the human body. It gives the piece a different feel, the fabric looks a lot more structured and almost architecturally inspired. This makes me think about the 'posture' of my samples and how the positioning of them can give a whole other dynamic to the piece rather than it being kept flat.

Text and Image Reference:
www.margoselby.com