Textiles, Rugs, Fabrics
EMBROIDERED TREASURES: BIRDS: EXQUISITE NEEDLEWORK OF THE EMBROIDERERS' GUILD COLLECTION
Written by Collinge, Annette
Unprecedented access to the prestigious Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered birds through the ages, complete with detailed comments about each piece. This fantastic book showcases the Embroiderers' Guild's huge collection of embroidered birds through the ages.
SPECTRUM
Written by V&A
Interior decorators have long used specific colors and palettes to evoke strong moods--the right mix of browns, greens, and oranges can easily bring you back into the 1970s. Here, in this highly original and digestible book, color palettes from the fifteenth century onward are analyzed and explained by interior design specialist Ros Byam Shaw.
GHOST OF WEAVING: A MEDITATION OF PATTERNS
Written by Lomme, Freek
The Ghost of Weaving explores the visual poetry that is released within the woven patterns ambivalence between fixation by rule and the dynamics of life, and on the fracture of materialistic realism and the limits of the power that we hold in our hands. The project and final book asks, As productive mastery is channelled through ever more abstract processes, digital tools, and semi-finished particles, have we begun to lose touch with the fundamentals of the pattern produced? With this delightfully creative and multi- dimensional artist book, sectioned into multiple books and Chinese foldouts, we take a step back into the mastery of patterns in craft. We will balance this by looking back into the history of ideas involving patterns as visual motives to culture, and dive into our experiences of them. Contributing artists and designers are elisa van Joolen, esther Stocker, Hansje van Halem, Tracy Widdess, Har Sanders, Koen Taselaar, Maria Hedlund, Sigrid Calon, and Timon van de Hijden.The textures of our culture are reflected within the patterns we produce. Sometimes the surface that hosts the pattern is more slippery than imagined, or the pattern appears to have been too unstable in the first place. As the ruler is held exclusively in the hands of humankind, why then is the pattern so tempting and why do we give into it time and time again?
BATIK CREATING AN IDENTITY
Written by Lin, Lee Chor
For the Javanese, batik is more than just shirts and sarung, The patterns and motifs express their various local identities; they are statements of Javanese life and philosophy.
JAPANESE STITCHES UNRAVELED: 160+ STITCH PATTERNS TO KNIT TOP DOWN, BOTTOM UP, BACK AND FORTH, AND IN THE ROUND
Written by Bernard, Wendy
Japanese stitch patterns are eye-catching and much sought after by devotees, but before now, they often seemed out of reach, whether locked behind Japanese-only instructions or tangled up in difficult-to-decipher illustrations.
CHRISTOPHER DRESSER TEXTILES
Written by Lyons, Harry
- A significant collection of textile works from a prolific yet often-overlooked designer, whose influence is felt to this day - Dresser stands out among his contemporaries, both for his efforts to make good designs affordable and his embracing of mechanisation - Written by a renowned expert on Christopher Dresser Dr Christopher Dresser is best remembered for his pioneering advances in design and
HOUSE OF MASKATI: ONE INDIAN FAMILY'S SIAMESE TEXTILE LEGACY
Written by Rooney, Sarah
-Lavishly illustrated, this is the first major work chronicling the biggest producers of block-printed cloth from India to Siam -Chronicles a unique textile legacy, weaving together pan-Asian cultural threads and shifting patterns of trade over five generations and 160 years House of Maskati chronicles a unique textile legacy, weaving together pan-Asian cultural threads and shifting patterns of tr
GERHARD MUNTHE: NORWEGIAN PIONEER OF MODERNISM
Written by Kokkin, Jan
-Inspired by antiquity, Norwegian folk art and Japonisme, Norwegian Gerhard Munhte was one of the most groundbreaking and innovative artists in the late 1800s, active as a designer in the fields of tapestries, carpets, furniture, stained glass, silver, porcelain, wallpaper, wrought iron, book bindings, fonts and interior decoration -Scholarly presentation of Gerhard Munthe's oeuvre with special em
CAROLINE BROADHEAD
Written by Veiteberg, Jorunn
-Monograph of the versatile British artist Caroline Broadhead spanning 44 years of jewelry art, textile works, dance collabortions and installations in historic buildings -Caroline Broadhead received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award by Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Council (GB) Caroline Broadhead (b. 1950) is a highly versatile artist who started in jewelry in the late 1970s.
PASHMINA: THE KASHMIR SHAWL AND BEYOND
Written by Ahmed, Monisha
- Lavishly illustrated, the book offers a comprehensive view of pashmina, one of the most exqusite textiles ever woven - Constructs a complete narrative of the textile, from the raw material to the finished product - Covers the history for the pashmina industry from the nomadic tribes to the fashion industry The classic Kashmir shawl is among the most exquisite textiles ever woven, the product of
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