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Scarf

1998 (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

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pleated gauze
Brief description
Pleated gauze scarf, made by NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1998
Physical description
Pleated gauze scarf.
Dimensions
  • Length: 109.2cm
  • Closed width: 7.9cm
  • Opened out width: 42.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Transliteration
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Credit line
Given by NUNO Corporation.
Object history
A pair with T.124:1-1998.
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
Accession number
T.124:2-1998

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Record createdApril 29, 2008
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