Ali Vintage Fabric

Cotton barkcloth fabric was very popular in the 1950’s and 60’s often produced in iconic prints by well known designers of the era such as Eames, Panton and Barbara brown. The fabric used for interiors work has a textured finish with a rough feel like the bark of a tree. Hard wearing and versatile and relatively cheap it became a great favorite with interior designers and decorators. I have been collecting and selling it for a while now and wish I had kept a record of the prints that have come and gone..so I will start now. Some is still available in my ebay shop.

‘Garland’ designed by Mo Sullivan for Heals

red background with a fishing theme

 Amazing 1950’s atomic design which could be Lucienne Day or Marian Mahler.

One of my favourites..sold as soon as I listed it. Fab design from the 1950’s very like some of Lucienne Day’ s work. Would make great wall art. Eames era geometric design.

newly listed, kitchen design so popular in the 1950’s

Green leaf print from 1950’s. David Whitehead abstract design in blues and yellow. Possibly designed by Jane Daniels. 1950’s orange roses on white background.. 1950’s yellow and brown geometric design. Eames like design in yellow and brown. Mustard yellow and orange. a typical 1960’s design in orange. Blue floral circles. tropical flowers – a design very popular in the late 1940’s. another from the 1940’s in Jacobean print. One of my favourites – by Barbara Brown for Heals, the design is ‘frequency’. another Barbara Brown design from the 1960’s. the use of abstract flowers and geometric shapes very common in the 1950’s. Another fabulous design by Nicola Wood for Heals in 1963 ‘armada’. Eames style design with blocks of colour on white. ‘Voyageur’ a 1950’s design from Moygashel. Looking back on these photos I wish I still had the fabric, but there would be no room to move in our house! Further information about Vintage Fabric can be found at the links below.