After graduating from art school in 1951
Wendy joined the prestigious Courtaulds
textile design studio, creating furnishing
and dress designs that suited the
adventurous, flourishing tastes of
post-war Britain.
While living in New York in the 70’s, she
attended a further course with the Art
Students League. This greatly influenced
the breadth and style of her work that
still remains her signature today.
Working from her studio at home, Wendy
now creates both new designs and revisits
many of the classic designs in her extensive
collection. Designers and manufacturers are
reworking and revitalising vintage work to
suit the contemporary idiom and Wendy
takes great pleasure in doing the same
with her early textile designs created in
the 50s. Two designs have recently been
produced by Veedon Fleece, a leading maker
of bespoke handmade carpets including the
highly acclaimed 'Feathers' and 'Happy
Blondes'. Her designs have been used by
Sanderson's fabrics, Persephone Books Ltd
for endpapers, Art of Wallpaper for Wallpaper
and cards, Taj Trading for household goods.
The grace and flow of the design is of a past
era, but the interpretation is contemporary.