Help preserve our future
West Dean is part of a registered charity and relies on the support of generous donors, friends, legacies to help us deliver world-class education in conservation and the creative arts and maintain our award-winning gardens.
Lara Mantell
Lara studied textiles in Brighton, and is an inspirational, creative print designer. She has sold work to major fashion brands, printed scarfs and hangings, and exhibited her intricate fabric designs. Lara paints, researches sustainability, and collaborates on artistic projects. She is an experienced and accomplished drawing and fabric design tutor.
How would you describe your approach to
teaching?
I enjoy sharing my creative practice, repertoire of print and
design knowledge, and passion for colour and pattern. I bring
originality and structure to the excitement of botanical fabric
printing.
What inspires your own work?
I draw from observation; the inspiration is predominantly
landscapes, gardens and foliage. My printed textile designs are
lyrical and abstracted representations of this environment;
rhythmical, colourful and joyful fabrics.