{"product_id":"textile-practice-and-work-for-luxury-interiors-with-charlotte-krone","title":"Textile Practice and Work for Luxury Interiors with Charlotte Krone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat can a historic textile teach us, and what happens when an old technique is given a new purpose? Textile and print designer Charlotte Gaunt, founder of Rediscovered By, explores these questions through her work with archives, historic interiors, botanical specimens and traditional craft. In this talk, she will share the stories behind a selection of projects, revealing how research, drawing and experimentation come together in the journey from an initial discovery to a finished piece.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt Burghley House, Charlotte collaborated with hand embroiderer Lucy Martin to create a bespoke Chippendale chair inspired by the estate’s wildflower meadows and native butterflies. The project brought together archival research, carefully placed botanical motifs and hand embroidery to create a piece connected to its historic setting. Her work with Gainsborough Weaving similarly began with research into Burghley’s allegorical ceiling and the symbolism of the Three Fates, before an original drawing was translated into a woven design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA collaboration with Knots Rugs, exploring how pressed flowers and botanical imagery were developed into richly coloured, hand-knotted rugs through a detailed process involving colour selection, yarn dyeing and skilled artisan production. For Keythorpe Hall, flowers from the Victorian walled garden inspired the Sweet Pea collection, with pressed specimens arranged by hand before being translated into printed wallpapers and textiles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResearch at the V\u0026amp;A into a Dolce \u0026amp; Gabbana silk dress led to a closer examination of hand-painted motifs, the application of paint to silk and the relationship between historical design and contemporary print. Her wider explorations include flocking, screen printing and silk painting, alongside research into techniques that have become less familiar or fallen out of use.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThrough these projects, Charlotte demonstrates how close observation, historical research and collaboration with skilled makers can bring new life to traditional craft. Rather than reproducing historical designs, her approach is to understand the techniques behind them and discover how they can be reinterpreted for contemporary interiors and objects.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"RSNE","offers":[{"title":"12th May 2027 - 7:00pm","offer_id":64318825038154,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1036\/4541\/3706\/files\/PhotocreditJasonIngramforCountryLiving.jpg?v=1794319625","url":"https:\/\/rsn.org.uk\/products\/textile-practice-and-work-for-luxury-interiors-with-charlotte-krone","provider":"Royal School of Needlework","version":"1.0","type":"link"}