Crackle Cloth
Sample
1992 (made)
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 | |
| Title | Crackle 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 |
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| Production type | Limited 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 created | February 12, 2007 |
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