Agitfab
Sample
1997 (made)
1997 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
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.
This black sample swatch is made of woven polyester, and plastic. NUNO used a laminating technique to create this unorthodox fabric. Scraps of newspaper are scattered over a polyester organdy, sections of which are heat sealed under polyurethane pouches. When the fabric is washed only the plastic pouched areas remain as legible design elements.
This black sample swatch is made of woven polyester, and plastic. NUNO used a laminating technique to create this unorthodox fabric. Scraps of newspaper are scattered over a polyester organdy, sections of which are heat sealed under polyurethane pouches. When the fabric is washed only the plastic pouched areas remain as legible design elements.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Agitfab |
| Materials and techniques | Woven and laminated polyester and plastic, polyurethane and newspaper |
| Brief description | Sample swatch 'Agitfab' of woven and laminated polyester and plastic, made by NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1997 |
| Physical description | Sample swatch of woven and laminated polyester and plastic, labelled; 9-148, Agitfab, Polyester 100%, 120 cm width. The sample has no selvedge. |
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| Credit line | Given by NUNO Corporation. |
| Object history | NUNO was founded in 1984 as a commercial venture dealing with all stages of textile creation: planning designing, manufacturing and sales. It is a small company which endeavours to combine the best of the past, by drawing on traditional Japanese aesthetics and creative processes, and combining them with modern technologies. |
| 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. This black sample swatch is made of woven polyester, and plastic. NUNO used a laminating technique to create this unorthodox fabric. Scraps of newspaper are scattered over a polyester organdy, sections of which are heat sealed under polyurethane pouches. When the fabric is washed only the plastic pouched areas remain as legible design elements. |
| Other number | 9-148 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.118:22-1998 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2007 |
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