{{Short description|British textile artist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Use British English|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox artist | name = Margo Selby | image = | birth_date = 1977 | birth_place = Eastbourne, England | alma_mater = {{Plainlist| * Chelsea College of Arts * Royal College of Art }} | known_for = Textile art | awards = | website = }} '''Margo Selby''' is an English textile artist and the author of books on textile design. She has a workshop in Whitstable, Kent.<ref name="itv">{{Cite news |date=2022-03-08 |title=Whitstable textile artist's designs commissioned at the Royal Opera House |url=https://www.itv.com/news/meridian/2022-03-08/whitstable-textile-artists-designs-commissioned-at-the-royal-opera-house |work=ITV News}}</ref>
She was also an actress in the 1990s, best known for her role as Julie Corrigan in ''Grange Hill'', from 1990 to 1996.{{cn|date=August 2025}}
==Early life== Selby was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Selby graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Chelsea College of Arts and a Master of Arts (MA) from the Royal College of Art.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://alt-africa.com/2022/10/27/young-masters-exhibition-introducing-margo-selby-rosie-emerson-maria-diletta-rondoni-jemima-murphy-and-announcing-art-miami/|title=Young Masters Exhibition - Introducing: Margo Selby, Rosie Emerson, Maria Diletta Rondoni, Jemima Murphy and Announcing Art Miami|work=Alt A Review|date=27 October 2022|accessdate=26 April 2026}}</ref>
==Work== One of Britains "best and most successful weavers",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Douglas |first=Tia |date=2019 |title=Meeting Weaver Margo Selby in her Lovely Whitstable Studio |url=https://absolutelymagazines.com/margo-selby/ |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Absolutely |language=en-GB}}</ref> Selby is known for her vibrant colours and three-dimensional, textured designs, and produces cushions, rugs and other home accessories with strong graphics and patterns.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ebert |first=Jennifer |title=Textile designer: Margo Selby |url=https://www.homesandgardens.com/shopping-design/movers-shakers/margo-selby-textile-designer-202133 |work=Homes & Gardens}}</ref> She creates home goods as well as large commissions. She hand weaves when designing new fabrics, and then after many iterations evaluates whether the fabric can be produced industrially.
Selby is interested in "the structure and sense of purpose afforded by the rigour and discipline of textile craft skills", and has talked about this at conferences.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Sherliff |first=Emma |date=2011 |title=Textile Research in Process: An international symposium exploring the role and relevance of traditional hand skills in contemporary textiles, and the value and status of craft process. (Conference review) |url=https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/intellect/crre/2012/00000003/00000001/art00012 |journal=Craft Research |volume=3 |doi=10.1386/crre.3.159_7}}</ref>
Selby has emphasised sustainability in her work, using time-honoured techniques to manage resources and reuse any leftover materials.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Quinn |first=Bradley |title=Textile Visionaries: Innovation, Sustainability in Textile Design |date= |publisher=Laurence King Publishing |year=2013 |isbn=9781780675497}}</ref>{{Page needed|date=March 2024}} Her work has been commissioned by the Royal Opera House.<ref name="itv" />
== Books == * {{Cite Q|Q124694667}} * {{Cite Q|Q124694691}}
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