The See-Through House (Omnibus)

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Shelley Klein's book is about her family home and her father, the designer Bernat Klein.

Shelley Klein's book about the modernist family home commissioned by her father, designer Bernat Klein. Read by Barbara Flynn.

Shelley Klein's book is about her much loved family home, a modernist house commissioned in the 1950s by her father, the acclaimed textile designer Bernat Klein. 

High Sunderland is where Shelley Klein grew up. 

The house lies in the Scottish Borders and is set amongst a thick forest of trees, it comprises a series of boxes and grids which are interconnected with colourful glass panels. 

Shelley's father was a renowned textile designer who made a major contribution to 1960/70s style, with the major fashion houses, such as Coco Chanel and Christian Dior, using his fabrics. 

Over time, Shelley's father and the house he commissioned from the architect Peter Womersley became inseparable. In her book, Shelley Klein recalls the excitement of a childhood where fashion shows were regularly held in her home and, later, her teenage rebellion against her father and his design principles.

Having left High Sunderland in her twenties, Shelley reflects on her return home, to look after her father in his final years and to consider the influences behind his creative output, and her relationship with him.

Omnibus of five parts abridged by Richard Hamilton

Read by Barbara Flynn.

Producer: Elizabeth Allard

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in May 2020.

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