The Inventors of Tradition.Beca Lipscombe. Lucy McKenzie

Edited by Catriona Duffy and Lucy McEachan (Panel). Introduction by Atelier(Beca Lipscombe, Lucy McKenzie) and Panel (Catriona Duffy, Lucy McEachan). Texts by Lucy McKenzie, Nicholas Oddy and Linda WatsonDas Buch präsentiert sich auf den ersten Blick als Geschichte der schottischenTextilindustrie seit den 1930er Jahren. Tatsächlich aber stellen die Künstlerin LucyMcKenzie und die Designerin Beca Lipscombe hier ihre erste Kollektion vor. Unterdem Label Atelier entwerfen und produzieren sie, teils in Kooperation mit bekanntenFashion Designern, Mode, Möbel und Accessoires. At the intersection between art, design and social history, The Inventors of Traditionis a subjective study of the history of the Scottish textiles industry since the 1930s. It brings together samples of world-class design, the archive material of individualsand companies, and documentation in the form of film and interviews. In responseto this material the artist Lucy McKenzie and designer Beca Lipscombe, from Atelier, have produced a series of new works including clothing, furniture and accessories incollaborative partnership with Caerlee Mills, Begg Scotland, Hawick Cashmere, LauraLees, Jannette Murray, Mackintosh, Muehlbauer and Steven Purvis.