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Crackle Cloth

Sample
1992 (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.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleCrackle Cloth (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Devoré silkscreen printed polyester and rayon
Brief description
Sample 'Crackle Cloth' of devoré silkscreen printed polyester overlaid with rayon, NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1992
Physical description
Sample of devoré silkscreen printed white polyester overlaid with cream rayon.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29.5cm
  • Width: 29.3cm
Production typeLimited edition
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.

Historical significance: The Nuno design studio based in Tokyo creates modern textiles and accessories. They 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.
Production
Attribution note: The NUNO Corporation was founded to meet the middle ground between industry and handicraft as a medium output production which is scaled to the contemporary market but still flexible enough to allow experimentation.
Reason For Production: Retail
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.
Bibliographic reference
Boro Boro. Nuno Nuno Books, NUNO Corporation, 1997, p.18
Other number
9-146A - Manufacturer's number
Collection
Accession number
T.118:29-1998

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2007
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