Relief
Sample
1994 (made)
1994 (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 | |
| Title | Relief (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Woven stainless steel wire and cotton |
| Brief description | Sample 'Relief' of single weave stainless steel wire with cotton, NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1994 |
| Physical description | Sample of single weave fine stainless steel (60%) wire with soft cotton (40%) warps. Woven on a dobby loom. |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by NUNO Corporation. |
| Object history | Included in the Design Collection of the Museum of Modern Art, NY 1996 (Stainless Cloth). 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. |
| Production | Attribution note: Manufacturer's note: 'In the metal sheeting industry, fine wires of stainless steel or brass are sometimes used as disposable cutting edges. Nuno recycles the discarded scrap wire, carefully twining it into yarn. Cloth woven of cotton warps with stainless steel or brass wire wefts exhibits a light metallic sheen, yet has the soft feel of cotton fabric.' 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. |
| Other number | 9-166 - Manufacturer's number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.118:27-1998 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2007 |
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