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Dormire

Bed Sheet
1974 (made)
Artist/Maker
Colli 2 (manufacturer)
Giorgio De Ferrari (designer)
Place of origin
Italy (made)

Bed sheet of roller-printed white cotton. With typographic motifs in red, blue and black. The legends are in Italian and are printed at a slight angle across the width of the fabric in a variety of type faces and sizes.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Bed sheet
TitleDormire (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Roller-printed cotton
Cotton
Roller Printing
Brief description
Bed sheet 'Dormire' of roller-printed cotton, designed by Giorgio de Ferrari, made by Colli 2, Turin, Italy, 1974
Physical description
Bed sheet of roller-printed white cotton. With typographic motifs in red, blue and black. The legends are in Italian and are printed at a slight angle across the width of the fabric in a variety of type faces and sizes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 256cm
  • Width: 147cm
  • Repeat length: 150cm
Taken from register.
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'NON DESTARE IL CAN CHE DORME' (Printed)
    Translation
    Let sleeping dogs lie
  • 'TRA DUE GUANCIALI' (Printed)
    Translation
    Between two pillows
  • 'dormire' (Printed)
    Translation
    To sleep
  • 'PESCI CHI DORME NON PIGLIA' (Printed)
    Translation
    Fishersmen who sleep do not catch (?)
  • 'DORMIRE BELLA GROSSA' (Printed)
    Translation
    To sleep well and deeply
  • 'come un ghiro' (Printed)
    Translation
    Like a dormouse
  • 'AD OCCHI APERTI' (Printed)
    Translation
    To open eyes
  • 'COLLI 2. TORINO DORMIRE dis. G. De Ferrari' (Printed in red on the selvedge)
Credit line
Given by the manufacturer
Subjects depicted
Text
Lettering (Layout Features)
Bibliographic reference
DOMUS, March 1974
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.440-1974

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O143595/dormire-bed-sheet-giorgio-de-ferrari/
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