CORINNE CARR

On the bench of a the Trocadero gardens, in the heart of Paris, my grand mother taught me how to knit. Wooden needles, blue wool, a scarf for my teddy bear. She was my inspiration in so many things... Her love of the countryside, taking me foraging in Normandy where I spent idylic summers in her company, her love of France, its language and history, all are alive in me... The other woman who made who I am is my Maman, of course! She is very elegant, and watching her making some of her clothes, empowered me into being creative for myself. Years later, when I was then living near St Ives, in Cornwall, she saw the potential in the jumpers I had started making and encouraged me to develop a professional practice.

Primary location: Penzance United Kingdom