The longstanding creative partnership between Sir Paul Smith and Maharam is duly being documented in a book designed by Maharam Media. Ongoing for the last 20 years, the collaboration’s evolution over the decades can be experienced firsthand through a collection of photographs by Nick Ballón at Smith’s office in London and illustrations by Andy Rementer.
Together, Smith and Maharam have created more than 40 textiles, wallcoverings and accessories that adapt traditional sartorial references by experimenting with pattern, colour and scale. Ranging from riffs on Smith’s signature stripes to adaptations of flea market finds, each design has emerged from an interest in reinterpreting classic motifs while embracing interdisciplinary exchange.
