COLORE, MATERIALI, RICAMI, TESSUTI

Jacqueline Groag was probably the most influential textile designer in Britain in the post Second World War era. Although originally Czech, she studied textile and pattern design in Austria in the 1920s. During the late twenties and early thirties she designed textiles for the Wiener Werkstatte in Vienna and subsequently designed and produced unique hand printed lengths of fabrics for many of the leading Parisian fashion houses, including Chanel, Lanvin, Worth, Schiaparelli and Paul Poiret. She was awarded a gold medal for textile design at the Milan Triennale in 1933 and another gold medal for printed textiles at the Paris World Fair in 1937. Jacqueline was not only a serious and highly respected contender in the field of textile and pattern design but, with her husband, the Modernist architect Jacques Groag, was also deeply immersed in the intellectual life of Vienna.In 1938 the sophisticated world of Jacques and Jacqueline was brutally shattered when the Anschluss, the political unification of Austria and Germany, occurred and the German army entered Vienna. Faced with the actuality of the Nazi terror the Groags, who were Jewish, fled to Czechoslovakia and their home city of Prague. After a brief respite they were once more forced to flee in 1939, this time to London. On their arrival in England they were welcomed and championed by leading members of the British design fraternity, amongst whom were Sir Gordon Russell, the doyen of British architects Sir Charles Reilly and Jack Pritchard, founder of the modernist design company, Isokon. Much of the Contemporary style of the textiles and wallpapers shown at the 1951 Festival of Britain were heavily indebted to Jacqueline's influential designs of the 1940s. Many examples of her work were featured prominently at the Festival and from then on she became a major influence on pattern design internationally. She developed a large client group in the United States during the fifties and sixties, amongst whom were Associated American Artists, Hallmark Cards and American Greetings Ohio.In the later 1950s and throughout the 1960s she became increasingly involved with Sir Misha Black and the Design Research Unit (D.R.U.), working on the interiors for boats and planes and trains, particularly the design of textiles and plastic laminates for BOAC and British Rail. One of her last commissions from Misha Black, in the mid-seventies was a distinctive moquette for London Transport, for seating on both buses and tube trains. Her work and influence did not just extend to the large corporations and exclusive couturiers but was familiar to the general public through stores and companies such as John Lewis, Liberty of London, David Whitehead, Edinburgh Weavers, Sandersons, Warerite and Formica. Her remarkable achievement finally received public recognition in 1984 when, at the age of 81, she was made an R.D.I. - a Royal Designer for Industry - the ultimate accolade for any designer in Britain.

The remarkable arts and culture of the Kuna of Panama are accessible as never before in this comprehensive, beautifully illustrated volume. From the familiar reverse appliquÈd molas to music, dance, and verbal arts, the Kuna live their values and bind their people together. This focus and strength has helped them to resist outside forces and maintain their culture and self-determination in the face of peoples and governments far more powerful.

Until now, the rich textile tradition of the Ottoman Empire has rarely been been given the detailed consideration it deserves. Sumru Belger Krody here examines the practice of the intricate art of embroidery, which united the various ethnic and religious groups of the empire under a single aesthetic and gave rise to flowers of silk and gold that still enchant our imagination.The Imperial City of Istanbul was the seat of power of the Ottoman Empire for nearly five hundred years, and like most imperial capitals it was a center for trade. The bazaars of this cosmopolitan, ethnically diverse city were famous for the embroidered textiles produced both by men in the city's workshops, and by women in the seclusion of the harems. In the decoration of their homes, the Ottomans mirrored the colors and abundance of their astonishing gardens; the wall hangings, cushions, and divan covers of the private houses of the city, products of the most exquisite design on the finest and rarest of cloth, combined to give an impression of opulence and luxury to astonished Western eyes. Embroidered textiles served as furniture and ornament in daily life and during rites of passage, while their production and sale provided an income for their makers, who occupied every level of Ottoman society up to the Palace harem and court workshop. The Textile Museum's renowned collection of Ottoman embroidery began with a single purchase by its founder, George Hewitt Myers, in 1915. Flowers of Silk and Gold introduces this little-known but highly important collection for the first time. Examining the history of the various stitches, fabrics, and designs employed during Ottoman rule in Europe and Asia, as well as the social, political, and economic factors influencing their production and consumption, Flowers of Silk and Gold combines perspectives to give an engrossing insight into the glorious works of art of an unfamiliar, much-fantasized world.

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.

In questo libro vengono presentati progetti e storie che celebrano il cucito a mano, la trapuntatura e il ricamo per uno stile contemporaneo sostenibile.

La cera, la tessitura, la tintura, il bogolan adinkra, la serigrafia, l'industria e l'artigianato, i designer africani Upper Couture.

Questo libro contiene una raccolta di bellissimi motivi per patchwork e applicazioni, che vanno dai disegni più tradizionali a quelli più moderni e originali, raggruppati per stile. I moduli sono stati appositamente ideati per essere lavorati in piccolo e sono perfetti per realizzare progetti di trapunto come borsette, cuscini e presine che potranno dare quel tocco in più anche agli spazi più ristretti.

Utilizzata sin da tempi molto antichi, questa tecnica permette di creare abiti direttamente sul manichino con l'aiuto di pochi semplici strumenti e di tanta fantasia. Capitolo dopo capitolo il lettore sarà guidato nella realizzazione di un capo, dal semplice tubino ai più complicati abiti con drappeggi. Colli e pieghe, nodi e volumi sono solo alcuni degli esercizi presenti nel volume. Le numerose fotografie presenti in tutto il libro immortalano ogni singolo passaggio da compiere, così da rendere ancora più semplice la comprensione di questa tecnica. Il Moulage permette al designer o all'appassionato di moda di muovere il tessuto a suo piacimento: non ci sono regole fisse, è solo necessario dare sfogo alla propria creatività.

Tipicamente il Washi Tape è realizzato in fibre naturali, come ad esempio il bambù o la canapa, ma più comunemente dal materiale ricavato dalla corteccia di alcuni alberi nativi del Giappone. Il termine Washi deriva da wa, che significa giapponese, e shi che significa carta, e indica la carta utilizzata in molte arti tradizionali giapponesi, come l’origami. Il washi ha poi trovato applicazione anche come nastro adesivo, appunto il washi tape. La sua peculiarità principale è dovuta alla possibilità di attaccarlo e staccarlo senza lasciare tracce, il che permette di reinventare ogni giorno lo stile della propria casa e degli oggetti che preferiamo. Nel libro sono raccolti oltre 100 progetti che sfruttano le possibilità del washi tape, e ci mostra come usarlo su carta, nell'abbigliamento e per un'infinità di feste e occasioni di vario tipo. Washi tapes possono essere utilizzati come semplice nastro adesivo colorato, quindi, ad esempio, per attaccare al muro le foto preferite oppure per evidenziare porzioni di testo (il washi tape è infatti semitrasparente), oppure per creare biglietti di auguri, da utilizzare nello scrapbooking, per realizzare bandierine da attaccare alle pareti o per decorare pacchi regalo, e molto altro. Può essere utilizzato per creare decorazioni natalizie.

Modelli tradizionali norvegesi con tabelle e pratici schemi.

I tessuti sono una forma eloquente di espressione culturale e di grande importanza nella vita quotidiana di un popolo, così come nei loro rituali e cerimonie. Gli abiti e i tessuti tradizionali presentati in questo libro sono stati realizzati e utilizzati nelle isole dell'arcipelago giapponese tra la fine del XVIII e la metà del XX secolo. La collezione di Thomas Murray contenuta in questo libro include abiti quotidiani, abiti da lavoro e abiti da festival e segue la filosofia Arts and Crafts del Movimento Mingei, che vedeva la modernizzazione abbandonare le forme artistiche tradizionali come i tessuti fatti a mano usati da contadini, contadini e pescatori. Textiles of Japan presenta tessuti di cotone delicatamente modellati, spesso tinti in tinta indaco dalle isole principali di Honshu e Kyushu, insieme agli indumenti delle isole più remote: la corteccia grafica, la fibra di ortica, le vesti di pelle di pesce degli aborigeni Ainu a Hokkaido e Sakhalin al nord e i kimono di cotone dai colori brillanti di Okinawa all'estremo sud. Numerosi esempi di questi tessuti, fotografati con dettagli raffinati, offrono una panoramica della complessa storia tessile del Giappone nonché ispirazione per i designer e gli artisti di oggi. Questo volume esplora la gamma e l'arte della tradizione della fibra delle arti del paese ed è una risorsa essenziale per chiunque sia catturato dall'estetica giapponese.

The first book of the series BabyGirl, now for you! Graphicollection presents the new book entirely dedicated to babies with more graphics and many all-overs for your ideas and for your fashion works. Little bears, lovely cats and dogs, pretty girls, beautiful princesses live in this wonderful and coloured world. Young dancers, fashion cats with hat and sunglasses play into a nature full of roses and blows; babies and trendy girls discover romantic towns. Many of our graphics are made with pencil, watercolour and temper so you can see a new and andcrafted style.

Color, complete, and create wallpaper patterns inspired by a dazzling range of historical designs.

This pattern collection has been developed as a useful working tool and a source of inspiration for graphic, textile and interior design professionals and students. The book includes bold, eye-catching coloured classic vintage designs. All designs in vector format are included in the CD-ROM or can be downloaded.