Jhane Barnes
{{short description|American fashion designer}}
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|occupation = Fashion designer, product designer
|education = Fashion Institute of Technology
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Jhane Barnes is an American designer of clothing, textiles, eyeglasses, carpets and furniture, and the owner of the Jhane Barnes fashion design company. Barnes is known for incorporating complex, mathematical patterns into her clothing designs.{{cite web|url=https://vegasmagazine.com/|title=Vegas Magazine - Events, Style, Fine Dining & Culture|website=vegasmagazine.com|access-date=Apr 12, 2019}}{{Cite book|last1=Augustin|first1=Sally|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hoRooqUJwVsC&q=jhane+barnes&pg=PA51|title=Place Advantage: Applied Psychology for Interior Architecture|last2=Frankel|first2=Neil|last3=Coleman|first3=Cindy|date=2009-04-06|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|isbn=978-0-470-42212-0|pages=51|language=en}}{{Cite book|last1=Aufmann|first1=Richard N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8TIKAAAAQBAJ&q=jhane+barnes&pg=PA607|title=Intermediate Algebra|last2=Lockwood|first2=Joanne|date=2012-01-01|publisher=Cengage Learning|isbn=978-1-133-71152-0|pages=607|language=en}}{{Cite book|last=Pink|first=Daniel H.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0130ePgzAcC&q=jhane+barnes&pg=PT135|title=A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future|date=2006-03-07|publisher=Penguin|isbn=978-1-101-15790-9|language=en}} She uses computer software to design textile patterns, which then translates the patterns into jacquard loom instructions, which are sent to mills to be woven into fabric.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2000-09-10-0009290282-story.html|title=stylishly DRIVEN|last=Tan|first=Cheryl Lu-Lien|authorlink=Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan|website=baltimoresun.com|date=10 September 2000 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-19}}
Design career
Barnes studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology. She launched her fashion company in 1976 with a $5,000 loan from her Fashion Institute of Technology Biology professor.{{Cite web|url=https://www.interiorsandsources.com/article-details/articleid/22725/title/jhane-barnes-math-sustainability|title=Designer Jhane Barnes Weaves Math and Sustainability Throughout a Successful Career|website=www.interiorsandsources.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-14}} The company's first design was a pair of pants which had no back pockets.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cooperhewitt.org/2018/03/24/wall-fashions-by-jhane-barnes/|title=Wall Fashions by Jhane Barnes {{!}} Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum|date=2018-03-24|website=Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-14}} This design became popular with celebrities and helped to launch her career.{{Cite web|url=https://collection.cooperhewitt.org/people/18045727/bio|title=Jhane Barnes {{!}} Biography {{!}} People {{!}} Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum|website=collection.cooperhewitt.org|access-date=2020-02-19}}
In 1978, she bought her first loom, and quickly became known for her innovative textiles. A big part of what makes her work notable is her work with several mathematicians, including Bernt Wahl, Bill Jones and Dana Cartwright{{Cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/teachers/mathline/career/career0899.shtm|title = PBS LearningMedia | Teaching Resources for Students and Teachers| website=PBS }} in creating some of her designs. She has been featured in Wired.Sane, Michael: "Jhane Barnes: Fashion Nerd." Wired, June 1996 She received the 1980 and 1981 Coty Menswear Award. She designed the tenth anniversary Orlando Magic uniforms. Her designs are sold at many upscale stores, including Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. Celebrities who have worn Barnes's clothing include Cher, Bette Midler, Elton John, Robin Williams, Daryl Hall and John Oates, and Richard Dreyfuss.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/just-26-jhane-barnes-has-designs-on-a-range-of-men-from-mork-to-elton-to-dreyfuss-vol-15-no-8/|title=Just 26, Jhane Barnes Has Designs on a Range of Men from Mork to Elton to Dreyfuss|website=PEOPLE.com|language=EN|access-date=2020-02-19}}
In addition to her success in the world of fashion, Barnes has been a prolific product, textile, carpet and furniture designer. Her awards include 4 Good Design Awards from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture for her textile, furniture and carpet designs; a three-time winner for the Jhane Barnes Textile collection: “Best of NEOCON” in 1998, 1999 and 2000.{{Cite web |url=http://bernhardtdesign.com/designers/jhane_barnes.html |title=Bernhardt design :: Designers :: Jhane barnes |access-date=2013-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401072641/http://bernhardtdesign.com/designers/jhane_barnes.html |archive-date=2013-04-01 |url-status=dead }} Her work includes partnerships with Bernhardt Design, Lumicor,{{Cite web|title=Design News|url=https://westchestermagazine.com/uncategorized/design-news-3/|access-date=12 October 2020|website=Westchester Magazine|date=2 October 2007|archive-date=16 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016211603/https://westchestermagazine.com/uncategorized/design-news-3/|url-status=dead}} Kenmark Optical and Tandus Flooring.
Awards and nominations
- 1980: Coty American Fashion Critics' Award -Coty Award:
- 1981: First ever Menswear Designer of the Year - CFDA
- 1981: Cutty Sark, Outstanding Designer of the Year, Menswear
- 1982: Cutty Sark, Outstanding Designer of the Year, Menswear
- 1983: IBD Award, Gold for first Knoll textile collection
- 1984: Coty American Fashion Critics' Award -Coty Award
- 1986: ASID American Society of Interior Designers Award for Knoll textile collection
- 1990: Woolmark Award for Menswear
- 1995: Best of Neocon Silver Award for Seating: Sofas & Chairs, Bernhardt (Tatami Lounge Collection)
- 2004: Calibre Lifetime Achievement Award{{Cite web |url=http://www.interiordesign.net/article/483849-Honoring_Jhane_Barnes.php |title=Honoring Jhane Barnes - 2003-11-17 05:00:00 | Interior Design |access-date=2013-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012004914/http://www.interiordesign.net/article/483849-Honoring_Jhane_Barnes.php |archive-date=2013-10-12 |url-status=dead }}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.jhanebarnes.com}}
- [http://bernhardtdesign.com/designers/jhane_barnes.html Barnes at Bernhadt Design website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401072641/http://bernhardtdesign.com/designers/jhane_barnes.html |date=2013-04-01 }}
- [http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3401400043.html Barnes at Encyclopedia.com]
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