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Born in Peru in 1955 to English-Prussian parents and raised in South America until the age of five, Georgina Von Etzdorf trained at Camberwell College of Art. The Georgina von Etzdorf Partnership was founded in 1981, as a silk screen printing workshop, based in a garage and stable at Georgina’s parents’ house. In 1984 the label made its first preview appearance in London. The following year, the partnership produced its first full clothing collection. In 1986 Georgina opened her first store in London’s Burlington Arcade. By the mid-1990s the company was selling globally. In 2006 the partnership was honoured by a 25-year retrospective exhibition at Manchester City Art Gallery. In 2017 she formed vE&Co with Jonathan Docherty. In 1996 Georgina was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Design by Winchester School of Art. In 1999 she was made an Honorary Fellow of the University of the Arts, London.
This is an RDInsights Archive recording from 2009 with the textile designer Georgina von Etzdorf RDI, whose work is celebrated for its wonderful use of colour and its unique mastery of design. Mike Dempsey RDI recorded this conversation 16 years ago, up in the hills of Málaga, Spain, where Georgina still escapes our dark, cold UK winters and spends much of her time painting.
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Robe Ranunculus Cream Scarlet
1977-81
1977-81
Aurora Giclée Print
1992
1992
Dune olive and old rose throw
Undated
Undated
Credits from left to right
Courtesy of Georgina Von Etzdorf, gve collection
Courtesy of Georgina Von Etzdorf, gve collection