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Kaffe Fassett: Dreaming in Color
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KaffeFassetthasledanextraordinarylifeandisacaptivatingstorytellerwithavividmemory.Bornin1937,hespentmuchofhisyouthinBigSur,California,wherehisparentsboughtacabinfromOrsonWellesandtransformeditintotheworld-famousNepentherestaurant,agatheringplaceforartistsandbohemians.AfterattendingaboardingschoolrunbythedisciplesofKrishnamurti,anIndianguru,hestudiedpaintingattheSchooloftheMuseumofFineArtsinBoston,thentraveledtoEngland,wherehemadehishome.AfteraninspiringtriptoInverness,Scotland,FassettbegandesigningknitwearforBillGibb,andthentheMissonis,Voguemagazine,andprivateclientslikeLaurenBacallandBarbraStreisand,and,intheprocess,revolutionizedthehandknittingworldwithhisexplosiveuseofcolor.Furtherexplorationsledhimtoneedlepoint,mosaics,rugmaking,tapestries,yarnandfabricdesign,costumeandsetdesign,andquilting.Nowinhisseventies,Fassettcontinuestoproducenewworkandtotravelworldwidetoteachandlecture.Inthisintimateautobiography,Fassettsharesrich,detailedstoriesabouthislifelongcreativejourneyaswellashundredsofgloriousphotostakenalongtheway.AlsoavailablefromKaffeFassett:KaffeFassett'sBoldBlooms,KaffeFassett'sSimpleShapesSpectacularQuilts,andKaffeFassett'sQuiltsShotsandStripes.PraiseforKaffeFassett:DreaminginColor:"KaffeFassettistocolorwhatJuliaChildwastoFrenchcooking."—KnittersReview"LavishlyillustratedwithphotographsfromhislifeandworkanddishingoneveryonefromDustinHoffmantoPrincessMargaret,DreaminginColordescribesacharmedlifefilledwithcreativity,bigpersonalities,travelsandnotalittleserendipity."—VogueKnitting