Jhane Barnes

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Jhane Barnes
Born1954
Phoenix, Maryland, U.S.
Nationality American
Education Fashion Institute of Technology
Occupation(s)Fashion designer, product designer

Jhane Barnes is an American designer of clothing, textiles, eyeglasses, carpets and furniture, and the owner of the Jhane Barnes fashion design company. Barnes is known for incorporating complex, mathematical patterns into her clothing designs. [1] [2] [3] [4] She uses computer software to design textile patterns, which then translates the patterns into jacquard loom instructions, which are sent to mills to be woven into fabric. [5]

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Design career

Barnes studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She launched her fashion company in 1976 with a $5,000 loan from her Fashion Institute of Technology Biology professor. [6] The company's first design was a pair of pants which had no back pockets. [7] This design became popular with celebrities and helped to launch her career. [8]

In 1978, she bought her first loom, and quickly became known for her innovative textiles. A big part of what makes her work notable is her work with several mathematicians, including Bernt Wahl, Bill Jones and Dana Cartwright [9] in creating some of her designs. She has been featured in Wired . [10] She received the 1980 and 1981 Coty Menswear Award. She designed the tenth anniversary Orlando Magic uniforms. Her designs are sold at many upscale stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. Celebrities who have worn Barnes's clothing include Cher, Bette Midler, Elton John, Robin Williams, Daryl Hall and John Oates, and Richard Dreyfuss. [11]

In addition to her success in the world of fashion, Barnes has been a prolific product, textile, carpet and furniture designer. Her awards include 4 Good Design Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture for her textile, furniture and carpet designs; a three-time winner for the Jhane Barnes Textile collection: “Best of NEOCON” in 1998, 1999 and 2000. [12] Her work includes partnerships with Bernhardt Design, Lumicor, [13] Kenmark Optical and Tandus Flooring.

Awards and nominations

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  6. ↑ "Designer Jhane Barnes Weaves Math and Sustainability Throughout a Successful Career". www.interiorsandsources.com. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  7. ↑ "Wall Fashions by Jhane Barnes | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum". Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. 2018-03-24. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
  8. ↑ "Jhane Barnes | Biography | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum". collection.cooperhewitt.org. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  9. ↑ "PBS LearningMedia | Teaching Resources for Students and Teachers". PBS .
  10. ↑ Sane, Michael: "Jhane Barnes: Fashion Nerd." Wired, June 1996
  11. ↑ "Just 26, Jhane Barnes Has Designs on a Range of Men from Mork to Elton to Dreyfuss". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2020-02-19.
  12. ↑ "Bernhardt design :: Designers :: Jhane barnes". Archived from the original on 2013-04-01. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  13. ↑ "Design News". Westchester Magazine. 2 October 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  14. ↑ "Honoring Jhane Barnes - 2003-11-17 05:00:00 | Interior Design". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
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