Decorative Arts
AFTERGLOW
This publication, the result of a Scandinavian collaborative project undertaken by 13 ceramic artists, offers insights into the important industrial and design histories of northern Europe, as well as into today's use of porcelain as an artistic medium.
WOMEN JEWELLERY DESIGNERS
Written by Weir-de Rouchefoucauld, Juliet
Celebrates the enduring work of women jewellers and jewellery designers from around the globe, throughout the twentieth century to the present day
ANATOLIAN TRIBAL RUGS 1050-1750: THE ORIENT STARS COLLECTION
Written by Franses, Michael
Anatolian Tribal Rugs 1050-1750: The Orient Stars Collection, a limited-edition companion to Orient Stars: A Carpet Collection (Stuttgart and London, 1993), presents 33 early rugs and textiles acquired between 1993-2006 by Heinrich and Waltraut Kirchheim.
BULGARI EDEN. THE GARDEN OF WONDERS
With an encyclopedic spirit and characteristic flair for color, Bvlgari reconstructs the myth of Eden in a dream of fine jewelry that becomes a manifesto. Every year, Bvlgari launches a high jewelry collection.
FRAGMENTS: POTS, PATCHWORKS, POWER FIGURES
A visually rich reconception of the archaeological fragment
NEW WAYS WITH CLAY: CERAMICS IN CONTEMPORARY ART
How artists from Ron Nagle to Woody De Othello have reinvigorated clay as a medium for contemporary art
BYZANTINE SILK ON THE SILK ROADS: JOURNEYS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST, PAST AND PRESENT
With over 200 color illustrations, Byzantine Silk on the Silk Roads examines in detail the eclectic iconography of the Byzantine period and its impact on design and creativity today.
LABELS OF EMPIRE: TEXTILE TRADEMARKS - WINDOWS INTO INDIA IN THE TIME OF THE RAJ.
Written by Meller, Susan
It was said that at one time Great Britain clothed the world. In the 1880s, when the British textile industry was at its most prosperous to date, much of the world's population wore clothing made from fabric produced in the mills of Lancashire. From 1910 to 1913 alone, seven billion yards of cloth were folded, stamped, labeled, and baled.
WILD TEXTILES: GROWN, FORAGED, FOUND
Written by Fox, Alice
A guide to harnessing the world of nature to create sustainable textile art. Textile artist Alice Fox shows how to work with found, foraged, gathered and grown materials to create fabulous textile pieces that are inspired by, and made from, nature.
RECORD, MAP AND CAPTURE IN TEXTILE ART: DATA VISUALIZATION IN CLOTH AND STITCH
Written by Cunliffe, Jordan
A guide to the increasingly popular trend of transforming data into beautiful textile art. This stylish and fascinating book from up-and-coming textile art star Jordan Cunliffe shows how raw data, maps and personal experience can be distilled into textile art, producing mesmerising works with deep meaning, whether obvious or hidden, and concentrating on the smaller, quieter moments that
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