Avis
New Zealand born Avis Higgs is an award winning painter and one of Australasia’s most innovative textile designers of the 1940s.
Modernist Textile Design Created in 1949 sees the Light of Day
Nearly 70 years after it was designed, Avis Higgs' 'Heart of the Bush' has been printed onto fabric.
It has been printed as a short run on a trial basis. Chairs have been covered by Living Room (www.livingroom.co.nz) and look fantastic.
We will update as to future availability. Watch this space for further details.
Work of the month
Karaka Berries
This design was part of the portfolio Avis produced to take to England in 1950. New Zealand native plants were not usually used for textile designs. If they were it would be the occasional Kowhai or Pohutakawa. This design is unusual as it is of the Karaka tree with berries not usually thought of as...
© Avis Higgs, 2014
Design: Mission Hall Creative
Words: Tamsin Ewing and Marguerite Beere
Consultant: Adroite Communications
