In partnership with the Foundation,The Glasgow School of Art has explored the new and sustainable production for Bernat Klein's 1960s/ 70s screen-printed fabrics, known as the Diolen prints. The workshop focuses on the creative and technical processes used to 'deconstruct' Klein's textile design.

— early preparation from the original Bernat Klein 'diolen' printed fashion textiles

— silk-screen printing

Original Bernat Klein marketing brochures show first-hand, Klein's ideas on the presentation of his fabric ranges, and varying fashion styles from the 1960s and '70s.

— One example from a collection of promotional brochures for Bernat klein ltd

In presenting research and development processes, the workshop discusses the practice-based method of deconstructing a Klein printed fabric, in which both photography and digital methods have been used to understand Klein's repeating pattern.

— an example of a recreated Klein fashion print using digital colour separations for silk-screen printing

In the practical workshop session the method of 'cut-through' is used to demonstrate how abstract collages can be developed into a repeating pattern 'tile' for a surface design - and as inspiration for further development for new products.

If you would like to find out more about the workshop led by Lynsey, please contact info@bernatkleinfoundation.org