Kassia St. Clair
Kassia St Clair received a first in History from Bristol University and went on to study English women's dress and the masquerade during the eighteenth century at Oxford, where she received a distinction. She is a journalist and author who has written about design and culture for publications including the Economist, Elle, and the Times Literary Supplement. She lives in London.
5 Books Written
The Secret Lives of Colour tells the unusual stories of the 75 most fascinating shades, dyes and hues. From blonde to ginger, the brown that changed the way battles were fought to the white that protected against the plague, Picasso's blue period to the charcoal on the cave walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly green, and from
From colorful 30,000-year-old threads found on the floor of a Georgian cave to the Indian calicoes that sparked the Industrial Revolution, The Golden Thread weaves an illuminating story of human ingenuity. Design journalist Kassia St. Clair guides us through the technological advancements and cultural customs that would redefine human civilization—from the fabric that allowed mankind to a
The Secret Lives of Colour / The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History
by Kassia St. Clair
Rating: 4.6 ⭐
The Race to the Future: 8,000 Miles to Paris―The Adventure That Accelerated the Twentieth Century
by Kassia St. Clair
Rating: 3.6 ⭐
The rise of the automobile as told through its Rubicon moment—a sensational, high-risk race across two continents on the verge of revolution.The racers—an Italian prince and his chauffeur, a French racing driver, a con man, and several rival journalists—battle over steep inclines, through narrow mountain passages, and across the arid Gobi Desert. Competitors endure torrential ra
The Race to the Future: 8,000 Miles to Paris - The Adventure That Accelerated the Twentieth Century
by Kassia St. Clair
Rating: 5.0 ⭐