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Ripple Reed

Sample
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.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleRipple Reed (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Woven nylon and silk
Brief description
Sample 'Ripple Reed' of woven nylon and silk, NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1997
Physical description
Sample of woven blue-grey nylon (50%) and silk (50%). A rippled reed-panel in the loom produces wave like pattern.
Dimensions
  • Length: 38cm
  • Width: 31cm
Production typeMass produced
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.
Production
Attribution note: Manufacturer's note: 'Typically, the 'reeds' (osa) of the loom are flat, but here we have used a loom with rippled reeds, which gives the resultant fabric a liltingly beautiful natural horizontal wave pattern. This technique was formerly most often used together with (karami ori) to weave lightweight summer kimono and sashes. Though today only a few craftspersons remain who can still produce this finely detailed work; and fewer still who can craft the rippled reeds for the loom. At Nuno, we used the tools of their trade to make soft silk scarves. A contribution, we hope, to preserving an endangered art.'
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
SS-108 - Manufacturer's number
Collection
Accession number
T.118:19-1998

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2007
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