A TALE OF WARP AND WEFT:
FORT STREET STUDIO
Edited by Brad Davis and Janis Provisor, Contributions by Pilar Viladas and Michael Boodro, Foreword by Ben Evans
Rizzoli Publications, 2021
A fascinating look at the intricate transformation of a watercolor painting to a beautiful silk carpet, examining the step-by-step process that led to a revolutionary "painterly" style in modern carpet design and manufacture.
This volume offers beautifully photographed and printed views of these sumptuous carpets in rooms designed by some of the world's leading interior designers. The carpets have been collected by luminaries in the design, fashion, and art worlds including curators Mark Rosenthal and Allan Schwartzman, Joseph Ettedgui, founder of the Joseph brand, Pierre Alexis-Dumas, creative director of Hermès, and celebrities such as Steve Martin, Madonna, and Brad Pitt, among others.
Experience the highs and humorous lows of Davis and Provisor's adventures in Asia as they track down the best in materials and craftsmanship, as well as the most authentic cuisine in each region.
PROGETTO PASSIONE
Eight Design Limited Editions, 2018
Twenty years after pioneering the first painterly, non-repeating aesthetic in modern hand-knotted carpets, Janis Provisor and Brad Davis introduce their first Limited Edition Collection for Fort Street Studio. The new collection, Progetto Passione, aspires to traverse the boundaries between functionality and collectible design.
The Progetto Passione Limited Edition collection was born from Provisor and Davis’ yearning to make complex designs in unique colorations, not meant to “work with” home furnishings or be customizable. They wanted to design standout works that had a collectible aspect beyond the already high aesthetic in the ongoing Fort Street Studio Wild Silk collections.
During a working vacation in Italy, they decided that it was time to return to their starting point as artists and make a statement in carpet that was truly the next step in their work. It was time to bridge the distinction between their normal practice to create pieces that would stand alone as Art/Design. The collection is entitled ‘Progetto Passione’!
BADA SHANREN AND ME
Limited Edition, 2018
Created to accompany the exhibition “Paintings by Janis Provisor,” from April 11 through May 8, 1981 in the Walter McBean Gallery of the San Francisco Art Institute.
landscapes, 1985-86
Janis Provisor, Brad Davis
Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado, July 3-September 7, 1986
OVERVIEW
Crown Point Press, Spring 2005
Janis Provisor
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Crown Point Press, 1999
Janis Provisor: Mothers and Sons
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Crown Point Press, 1990
Janis Provisor interviewed by Constance Lewallen