NUNO
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Named with a simple word meaning 'cloth', NUNO is one of Japan's most important textile-design companies. Founded in 1984 by the legendary Junichi Arai and the company's current director, Reiko Sudo, it is recognized as one of the world's most innovative textile producers. Les mer
Though their textiles appear regularly in books, textile exhibitions and museum collections, a comprehensive NUNO monograph has not existed - until now. Featuring the most outstanding, influential or experimental fabrics, the book is organized into seven chapters, each based on a theme deriving from the onomatopoeic coupling in Japanese that defines a family of fabrics. For example, 'Shima Shima', meaning 'striped', presents striped designs ranging from bold and contrasting like zebra to subtly variegated like a tabby cat. Based on interviews, archival research and factory visits, the texts are illustrated with specially commissioned photos and drawings. Interspersed are essays by a wide range of contributors, from writer Haruki Murakami and architect Toyo Ito to curator Anna Jackson.
Bringing all the threads together in a beautifully designed package, NUNO is a document of exceptional beauty and a rare glimpse into the essence of Japanese design.
With 610 illustrations in colour
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 380
- ISBN
- 9780500022689
- Utgivelsesår
- 2021
- Format
- 27 x 21 cm
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«'Insightful … provides fabulous inspiration' - The Journal for Weavers, Spinners & Dyers»
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