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Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles - Hardcover

McCarty, Cara

 
9780810961906: Structure and Surface: Contemporary Japanese Textiles

Synopsis

Structure and Surface During the last decade, the innovative aesthetics and practices of Japanese textile designers have had an extraordinary impact on fabrics, fashion, and interior design throughout the world. These immensely talented artisans and designers have combined ancient Japanese craft traditions with industrial techniques and unlikely materials to produce magical and masterful effects.This elegant volume, its binding covered with a contemporary textile, illustrates more than 60 exotic and beautiful creations in full color. Texts describe materials used -- banana fiber, newspaper, copper, stainless steel, and feathers, combined with silk, cotton, wool, linen, and polyes...

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An illuminating study of modern Japanese textile design illustrates more than sixty extraordinary creations, accompanied by information on the artisans and designers, the materials and techniques they use, and their unique integration of ancient Japanese craft traditions into modern design.

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