Jack Lenor Larsen, Innovative Textile Designer, Dies at 93
He blended ancient techniques and modern technology to weave fabrics that are in the collections of MoMA and the Louvre, which gave him a one-man retrospective.
Jack Lenor Larsen in his studio in 1982. His textile designs influenced artists and architects, and his work is in major museums around the world.Credit.Susan Wood/Getty Images
By Julie Lasky
Dec. 23, 2020
Jack Lenor Larsen, a textile designer who blended ancient techniques and modern technology to weave fabrics that enlivened postwar American homes and workplaces and in the process became an international presence, died on Tuesday at his home in East Hampton, N.Y. He was 93.