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Bag

1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
NUNO Corporation (maker)
Place of origin
Tokyo (city) (made)

The NUNO Corporation was founded in 1984. Based in Tokyo, its design studio creates modern textiles and accessories. NUNO designers are renowned for their ability to develop and apply the latest technology to textile design and manufacture. However, much of their work is also based on traditional Japanese textile techniques and aesthetics, and it is this fusion of the traditional with the contemporary that makes NUNO fabrics so innovative.


Object details

Categories
Accessories
Fashion
Object type
Bag
Materials and techniques
Cotton woven with copper thread and lined in silk
Cotton (Textile)
Copper Wire
Silk (Textile)
Sewing
Weaving
Lined
Brief description
Rectangular drawstring bag made from cotton woven with copper wire, made by NUNO Corporation, Tokyo, 1997
Physical description
Large rectangular drawstring bag made from black cotton woven throughout with copper wire. Loops of fabric at the bottom through which drawstrings are threaded, enabling the bag to be worn rucksack manner. Lined in black silk.
Dimensions
  • Width: 29cm
  • Length: 42cm
Marks and inscriptions
(Text in Japanese characters on hang-tag)
Translation
No .....P-18...... Contents ......................................... ........(Japanese character) 40%..... ........(Handwritten in Japanese characters) 60%..... Made In Japan This fabric was made and woven using technology developed by NUNO Corporation £85 [handwritten]
Credit line
Given by NUNO Corporation.
Summary
The NUNO Corporation was founded in 1984. Based in Tokyo, its design studio creates modern textiles and accessories. NUNO designers are renowned for their ability to develop and apply the latest technology to textile design and manufacture. However, much of their work is also based on traditional Japanese textile techniques and aesthetics, and it is this fusion of the traditional with the contemporary that makes NUNO fabrics so innovative.
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.117-1998

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Record createdFebruary 7, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O131441/bag-nuno-corporation/
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