The longstanding partnership between Paul Smith and Maharam, which is documented in a playfulretrospective of the Italian designer at London’s Design Museum. Smith’s request to use it as a jacket lining led to him incorporating Maharam’s archival textiles in shoe, hat and bag designs. Maharam then invited Smith to design a textile of his own, resulting in Bespoke Stripe, comprised of vibrant multicoloured stripes embedded in a quintessential menswear pinstripe. *
