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Adam

Furnishing Fabric
1958 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Furnishing fabric of brocaded cotton and rayon with a stripe design containing stylised flowers and semi-abstract male figure.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAdam (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Brocaded cotton and rayon
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Adam' of brocaded cotton and rayon, designed by Keith Vaughan, made by Edinburgh Weavers, Carlisle, 1958
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of brocaded cotton and rayon with a stripe design containing stylised flowers and semi-abstract male figure.
Dimensions
  • Width: 50in
  • Length: 108in
  • Diameter: 125mm (Note: Rolled.)
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by the Council of Industrial Design
Object history
This fabric was designed for use by architects in lofty interiors.

Historical significance: Winner of a CoID Design of the Year award, 1958.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
T.263-2009 (Duplicate)
Bibliographic reference
Crowther, Lily. Award Winning British Design 1957-1988. London: V&A Publishing, 2012. p.32
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.466-1963

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Record createdDecember 21, 2007
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