This 210-page limited-edition luxury art book tells the story of Joan Charnley’s 1949 thesis ‘Horizontality and Verticality - The Importance of Stripe in Textile Design’, which was hidden away for 70-years.

With contributions and essays from design historians Lesley Jackson and Dr Laura Gray, it examines Joan’s thesis and explores what life was like for women designers in the 1950s. Julian Bovis writes about Joan’s history and Nigel Durkan discusses the importance of Joan’s archive. The book includes a full colour reproduction of the original 200-page thesis, with a full transcript for ease of reading (Joan’s thesis was hand-written).

The book is limited edition and numbered, wrapped in hand-designed paper.

Price: £49.95 (£45 + £4.95 postage)

Copyright The Weavers Factory
Art Director Julian Bovis
Research and Transcription Nigel Durkan
Sub-Editor John Price
Essay Copyright Lesley Jackson 2022
First published in 2022 by The Weavers Factory, 13 New Street, Uppermill, OL3 6AU. All rights reserved.

No part of this work may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means be electronic or mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior permission of the publisher.

ISBN: 978-1-5272-9985-6

A CIP record for this book is available from the British library