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Margo Selby is a renowned British textile artist and designer. Her design philosophy is focused on pushing the boundaries of weaving to create contemporary stylish fabrics, accessories and interior products.
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Margo's use of colour is instinctive and joyful – blocks of colour interacting. The proportions are arrived at by way of combining intuition and measurement. In a game of scale, moving from micro to macro, each composition is a development of weave structures blown-up and abstracted. The method of production requires exact planning and complex mathematical calculation.
The Capella and Apollo hand knotted rugs take inspiration from the intersecting blocks in Margo’s hand woven moon landing artwork - they are defining examples of the studio’s ‘Art into Industry’ approach. One edition of each design is currently available for worldwide shipping: 2.4m x 1.7m
Weaving is a methodical practice – rhythmic and meditative, repeatedly sending a shuttle through a warp. Each thread is placed, pushed, positioned – cumulatively constructing the fabric. Many many hours, and days, goes into a build. Margo enjoys the enforced slowness, and the concentration on detail. There is an element of compulsion to this work.

Art

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Margo Selby has designed three collections for the British interiors company Osborne & Little. Each collection brings together diverse textures and striking colour in woven fabrics for upholstery and soft-furnishing. Inspirations are as diverse as Fairisle knit, cut glass and Bauhaus typography, and music.
Margo Selby has designed three collections for the British interiors company Osborne & Little.
Margo Selby has designed three collections for the British interiors company Osborne & Little. Each collection brings together diverse textures and striking colour in woven fabrics for upholstery and soft-furnishing. Inspirations are as diverse as Fairisle knit, cut glass and Bauhaus typography, and music.

Upholstery

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Etch, in a subtle near-monochrome palette, pewter, black, ecru and antique gold, is a striking grid of dots. The textural quality of this jacquard fabric is achieved through a double-weave process; interwoven mixed fibres, including a heat-shrink yarn, create a tension in the cloth for an embossed surface – a Margo Selby signature structure.
A cut velvet design based on tessellating tile patterns. This fabric is woven using different ‘cut and loop’ weaves creating a rich, textured cloth with a 3-dimensional effect.
The design for Motion fabric references the Johnston typeface, and archival material in the collection of London Transport Museum: tube maps, posters and paraphernalia. It celebrates the relationship between the fast-moving city, modern transport, graphic design and woven textiles.

Home Accessories

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The Peggy hand-knotted rug is a spotty multi-coloured design in rich and contrasting earthy tones. The spots are layered over different blocks of colour in the background adding depth to the design.
The Canterbury rug is a technically complex design achieved with 12 harmonious colours in a geometric progression. Chromatically subtle, in pinks, blues, ochres and olive, with a tonal range from black to ecru. The orthogonal linearity, narrow or broad, and regular or varying, makes for visual depth and interest.
Margo Selby joined forces with Christopher Farr to produce the Vexillum rug, the design directly related to her handwoven artworks. A collectible piece, the rug is made in pure wool using a traditional hand knotting technique. Two variations were also produced, smaller in size and hand-tufted. This project is at the intersection of Margo Selby’s practice and the embodiment of her tenet: Art-Into-Industry.

Flooring Ideas

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Margo Selby at Hillarys An exclusive collection of Roman blinds and curtains from the renowned British textile artist and designer Margo Selby.
Margo Selby at Hillarys An exclusive collection of Roman blinds and curtains from the renowned British textile artist and designer Margo Selby.
Margo Selby Studio have worked with leading British brand Hillarys to make a capsule collection of 23 fabrics for curtains, blinds and soft furnishings; bold graphics and fresh colour for contemporary domestic spaces.

Custom Curtains

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Etch Cushion
Etch, in a subtle near-monochrome palette, pewter, black, ecru and antique gold, is a striking grid of dots. The textural quality of this jacquard fabric is achieved through a double-weave process; interwoven mixed fibres, including a heat-shrink yarn, create a tension in the cloth for an embossed surface – a Margo Selby signature structure.
a large area rug is on the floor in front of a sign that reads margo seley colours and texture
British Interior Design
Margo Selby
Alternative Flooring
Pattern Interior
Vermillion Red
Color Palette Bright
Area Rug Design
House Furniture Design
Stock Art
Peggy Rug
The Peggy hand-knotted rug is a spotty multi-coloured design in rich and contrasting earthy tones. The spots are layered over different blocks of colour in the background adding depth to the design.
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Harmonious Colours
Patterned Rugs
Complex Design
British Interior
Designer Rugs
Canterbury Rug
The Canterbury rug is a technically complex design achieved with 12 harmonious colours in a geometric progression. Chromatically subtle, in pinks, blues, ochres and olive, with a tonal range from black to ecru. The orthogonal linearity, narrow or broad, and regular or varying, makes for visual depth and interest.
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Weaving
Fabric
Design
Margo Selby | Tesselation Series
Margo's use of colour is instinctive and joyful – blocks of colour interacting. The proportions are arrived at by way of combining intuition and measurement. In a game of scale, moving from micro to macro, each composition is a development of weave structures blown-up and abstracted. The method of production requires exact planning and complex mathematical calculation.
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Velvet Design
Colourful Cushions
Cushion Design
British Artist
Textile Artists
Tile Patterns
Textile Design
Accessories Design
Marvin Chartreuse Cushion
A cut velvet design based on tessellating tile patterns. This fabric is woven using different ‘cut and loop’ weaves creating a rich, textured cloth with a 3-dimensional effect.
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Loom Weaving
Modern Living Room
Bedroom Interior
Modern Interior
Home Interior Design
Hand Weaving
Interior Design
Art into Industry
The Capella and Apollo hand knotted rugs take inspiration from the intersecting blocks in Margo’s hand woven moon landing artwork - they are defining examples of the studio’s ‘Art into Industry’ approach. One edition of each design is currently available for worldwide shipping: 2.4m x 1.7m
a living room with a fire place and a rug in front of the fireplace that reads margo selby
Christopher Farr
Contemporary Curtains
Artisanal Design
A Rug
Contemporary Crafts
Margo Selby x Christopher Farr
Margo Selby joined forces with Christopher Farr to produce the Vexillum rug, the design directly related to her handwoven artworks. A collectible piece, the rug is made in pure wool using a traditional hand knotting technique. Two variations were also produced, smaller in size and hand-tufted. This project is at the intersection of Margo Selby’s practice and the embodiment of her tenet: Art-Into-Industry.
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Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Carpet Designs
London Transport Museum
Interior Textiles
Wall Carpet
Margo Selby x Alternative Flooring
Margo Selby carpet designs for Alternative Flooring are inspired by the signature motifs of our fabrics and the structures of woven cloth. Each design can be utilised as fitted wall-to-wall carpet or, made into an edged rug using Alternative Flooring's Make Me A Rug bespoke service. Please enquire directly to Alternative Flooring for pricing and samples.
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Small Study
Color Studies
Art Practice
Unique Rugs
Art Movement
Optical Illusions
Woven Process
Weaving is a methodical practice – rhythmic and meditative, repeatedly sending a shuttle through a warp. Each thread is placed, pushed, positioned – cumulatively constructing the fabric. Many many hours, and days, goes into a build. Margo enjoys the enforced slowness, and the concentration on detail. There is an element of compulsion to this work.
a living room with a gray couch and colorful pillows
Flatweave Rug
Hand Woven Textiles
Flat Weave Rug
Cut Glass
Iceni Rug
Iceni flatweave rug is a striking design, inspired by the forms of cut glass; an iconic Margo Selby piece. The geometric pattern progressions and syncopated rhythms are realised in a subtle grisaille colour scheme.
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Hand woven textiles
Color palette bright
Geometric design
Alternative flooring
Textile design
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Maps Posters
Cushion Inspiration
Transport Museum
Woven Textiles
Geometric Cushions
London Design Festival
Motion Cushion
The design for Motion fabric references the Johnston typeface, and archival material in the collection of London Transport Museum: tube maps, posters and paraphernalia. It celebrates the relationship between the fast-moving city, modern transport, graphic design and woven textiles.
Intersecting patterns in an asymmetric grid, the Powell is a hand tufted rug featuring signature motifs of varying scale. The design is inspired by Indian architectural carving and mosaic tiles. The design references a love of maximalist pattern, piecing blocks of motifs together like a patchwork quilt. Maximalist Pattern, Hand Tufted Rug, Gold Pattern
Maximalist Pattern
Hand Tufted Rug
Gold Pattern
Powell Rug
Intersecting patterns in an asymmetric grid, the Powell is a hand tufted rug featuring signature motifs of varying scale. The design is inspired by Indian architectural carving and mosaic tiles. The design references a love of maximalist pattern, piecing blocks of motifs together like a patchwork quilt.
Constructed from intersecting patterns on an asymmetric grid, the Cairo rug brings together signature motifs in a rich, earthy palette. Now available in four stocked sizes, the motifs on each size have been meticulously placed and the layout designed to fit as a single repeat to the different dimensions. Earthy Palette, Doll Tutorial, Hand Loom
Earthy Palette
Doll Tutorial
Hand Loom
Cairo Rug
Constructed from intersecting patterns on an asymmetric grid, the Cairo rug brings together signature motifs in a rich, earthy palette. Now available in four stocked sizes, the motifs on each size have been meticulously placed and the layout designed to fit as a single repeat to the different dimensions.
These works are created not by weaving on a loom, but through a process of hand-winding yarns around a wooden block. Yarn winding on strips of card has long-been part of Margo’s design process, experimenting with the juxtapositions and proportions of colour – these works take on an ‘object’ quality and are now preserved and elevated in tray frames. Weaving On A Loom, Yarn Winding, Winding Yarn, S Design
Weaving On A Loom
Yarn Winding
Winding Yarn
S Design
Vexillum Yarn Windings
These works are created not by weaving on a loom, but through a process of hand-winding yarns around a wooden block. Yarn winding on strips of card has long-been part of Margo’s design process, experimenting with the juxtapositions and proportions of colour – these works take on an ‘object’ quality and are now preserved and elevated in tray frames.
an assortment of color samples on display in front of a white background with the words margo sely
Textile Experiments
Tapestry Techniques
Textile Craft
Fabric For Curtains
Lounge Interiors
Motion Fabric
The design for Motion fabric references the Johnston typeface, and archival material in the collection of London Transport Museum: tube maps, posters and paraphernalia. It celebrates the relationship between the fast-moving city, modern transport, graphic design and woven textiles.