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Midnight Sun

Furnishing Fabric
1959 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Conran Fabrics (designed for)
Timo Sarpaneva (designer)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Furnishing fabric of machine woven acrylic. Loosely woven with a red warp and puce weft. Three narrow blue stripes run down the fabric.

Object details

Categories
Textiles
Interiors
Object type
Furnishing fabric
TitleMidnight Sun (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Machine woven acrylic
Brief description
Furnishing fabric 'Midnight Sun' of machine woven acrylic, designed by Timo Sarpaneva for Conran Fabrics, made in Great Britain, 1959
Physical description
Furnishing fabric of machine woven acrylic. Loosely woven with a red warp and puce weft. Three narrow blue stripes run down the fabric.
Dimensions
  • Length: 108in
  • Width: 58in
Credit line
Given by Conran Fabrics Ltd
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
CIRC.53-1969

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O268872/midnight-sun-furnishing-fabric-timo-sarpaneva/
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