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
When the lights go on
This piece of fabric was part of the bedspread Avis made from offcuts of her designs done at STP (Silk and Textile Printers). The design was one of the Victory Loan Fabrics, its title written on the fabric "When the Lights go on", speaks of a time when the War and the Blackouts are...
© Avis Higgs, 2014
Design: Mission Hall Creative
Words: Tamsin Ewing and Marguerite Beere
Consultant: Adroite Communications
