Marthe Armitage

Marthe Armitage is a British wallpaper designer whose work is characterized by unique hand-drawn designs that are hand printed from lino blocks, varying in size. She makes designs for wallpapers, and curtains.

Marthe Armitage
Born
Chiswick, London, England
NationalityBritish
Alma materChelsea School of Art
Known forWallpaper designer
ChildrenJoanna Broadhurst

Early life

Armitage graduated from Chelsea School of Art after World War II.

Career

In the 1950s, after she was married and had children, Armitage started designing lino-cut wallpapers.[1][2] Armitage's designs are hand-drawn, unlike the computer-generated wallpaper that is the current industry trend.[3] After sketching the design, she uses hand-cut lino blocks and a century-old offset lithographic printing press that she has owned for over 40 years to create custom-printed rolls of wallpaper.[4][5] She works in a studio in her garage, where she keeps her printing press.[1] Her daughter, Joanna Broadhurst, works as her assistant.[6]

In 2004, the historic wallpaper design company Hamilton Weston agreed to represent her work. Sigmar London also sell her work.[7]

She designed a wallpaper she entitled "Alphabet" for The Woman in Black, which was created for the film which is based on Susan Hill’s ghost story. Armitage's designs cover the nursery, which is haunted, with automata. The nursery is featured in the scenes where Daniel Radcliffe's character faces off with the titular character.[8]

Notes and references
  1. Craig (2 October 2013). "Marthe Armitage . English Wallpaper at it's [sic] finest". Fish Ink Blog. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. Konig, Rita (5 May 2014). "By Design | Hot New Thing". New York Times. T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  3. Wakefield, Mary (22 March 2014). "I never thought I'd write about wallpaper. But I'd never seen wallpaper like Marthe Armitage's". The Spectator. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  4. "Back to the Drawing Board". Helpful Creative. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  5. Jones, Gwyneth "Gwyn" (18 June 2012). "Inspiration: Marthe Armitage". Gallant & Jones. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  6. "New Temporary Exhibition: Marthe Armitage". Historic Houses & Museums: Hogarth's House. London Borough of Hounlsow. 2014. Archived from the original on 30 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2015. Exhibit: Chiswick’s maker of hand-made wallpapers 8 February – 27 April
  7. Haycock, Sue (8 August 2013). "Marthe Armitage – 'Back to the Drawing Board'". Sigmar London. Archived from the original (Short film) on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  8. "The best hand-made wallpaper in the world is by Marthe Armitage". Bible of British Taste. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
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