Not on display

Mercury

Sample
1997 (made)
Artist/Maker
NUNO Corporation (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Japan (made)

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
Textiles
Object type
Sample
TitleMercury (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed silk
Silk (Textile)
Printed
Brief description
Sample swatch 'Mercury' of printed silk, NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1997
Physical description
Sample swatch of printed silk.
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
Gallery label
(2003)
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.
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
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.118:1-1998

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2007
Record URL
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