Mercury
Sample
1997 (made)
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 | |
| Title | Mercury (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed silk |
| Brief description | Sample swatch 'Mercury' of printed silk, NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1997 |
| Physical description | Sample swatch of printed silk. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Gallery label | NUNO means fabric in Japanese and NUNO designers are well known internationally for their ability to create exciting new fibres and weaves. Industrial bi-products ordinarily discarded as wastage, packing material and splatter plating used by the Japanese car industry have all inspired NUNO designers. Despite the focus on new technology, NUNO continues to foster a new generation of weavers who continue to work with hand techniques and natural fibres. Other examples of NUNO fabrics are on display in Gallery 98.(2003) |
| 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 | 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 | 9-178 - Manufacturer's number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.118:1-1998 |
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| Record created | February 12, 2007 |
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