A pair of scissors covered in blue ink sit on an ink covered surface.

Marthe Armitage – Artist & Patternmaker

Name: Graphical House
Price range: $

November 2019

Published in September 2019, this book is a journey of rediscovery by Marthe of her work and ideas.

Edited by Alison Harley and published by Graphical House, The Making of Marthe Armitage Artist & Patternmaker, explores Marthe’s creative practice and processes that have produced a collection of beautiful and distinctive hand-made wallpapers, much in demand.

Original photography by Callum Rice and Oona Brown captures her archive gathered over sixty years of her life in Strand on the Green, her family’s home since 1939.

Marthe’s contribution to the world of pattern and print is set in context, alongside her own writing that expresses warmth and humour.

Her story is told through words and images, which combine to give a rich and personal narrative of Marthe Armitage, an eloquent voice in the realm of pattern-making and artisanal wallpapers.

Graphical House had the privilege of working alongside Marthe and her family, to explore, enjoy and celebrate a rich archive of work, and publish what signifies a seminal milestone in an incredibly long and distinguished career.

Andy Graham

An older lady standing with a striped apron on. She has grey hair and stares at the camera.

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A book sits leaning against a dark grey background. The book has a black and cream patterned wrap-around cover on it.

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Different botanical shapes made in black and cream. There is text just below the middle that reads "The beginning" "First Effort"

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Rolls of wallpaper in a wooden shelving system. There are other pieces of wallpaper stuck on a wall beside it.

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A red set of rollers sitting atop a pink piece of fabric with a botanical pattern on it.

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Five books stacked on top of each other. They all have different wrap-around covers made from wallpaper.

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Close up of some wallpaper. The wallpaper has the alphabet on it. It is blue and white.

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A black and white wallpaper with botanical print. There are birds and butterflies interspersed within.

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