Creations made by a renowned textile and knitwear designer over the last 50 years will go on display in Aberdeen today.
California-born Kaffe Fassett unveiled a collection of blankets, cushions, sculptures and paintings when he launched his show, 50 Years in Colour, at the city’s art gallery yesterday.
Mr Fassett visited the north-east in the 1960s while visiting Fraserburgh designer Bill Gibb, and during a trip to Inverness learnt how to knit.
He said yesterday: “The colours of the Scottish landscape have been a continuing inspiration to my textile design.
“Aberdeen and Fraserburgh were places I got to know in the late 1960s as I visited the young designer, Bill Gibb and his farming family. I always breathe a sigh of relief when I get off the plane and inhale that life enhancing Scottish air.”
Mr Fassett went on to create designs for some of Mr Gibbs early collections, as well as fashion house Missoni.
The exhibition – the gallery’s major summer show – will be accompanied by a programme of events a series of lectures and family workshops such as button collage and brooch making.
Christine Rew, manager of the gallery, said: “We are thrilled to host Kaffe’s first major exhibition in Scotland, a country which has been a source of inspiration for him throughout his career.
“His ability to blend colour and pattern in adventurous and innovative ways has won him a loyal following of supporters and we hope this fabulous exhibition will inspire a new generation of quilters, knitters and textile enthusiasts.”
