Pack Ice
Woven Textile
1995 (made)
1995 (made)
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| 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. 'Pack Ice' is created from rayon strapping tape, a common material which is easy to tear horizontally but difficult to tear vertically. The rayon threads are tightly woven into large squares on a background of silk organdie. These squares are connected by unwoven rayon threads that float between the layers of the background material, suggesting spume among icebergs.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Pack Ice (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Computer assisted jacquard double weave in rayon and silk |
| Brief description | Length 'Pack Ice' of computer assisted jacquard double weave in rayon and silk, designed by Reiko Sudo, made by NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1995. |
| Physical description | Length of translucent black fabric in which white rayon threads are tightly woven into large squares on a background of silk organdie, composed of 84% silk and 16% rayon. Computer assisted jacquard double weave. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 9-217 |
| Credit line | Given by NUNO Corporation. |
| Object history | Historical significance: The Nuno design studio based in Tokyo creates modern textiles and accessories. They 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. |
| Production | Attribution note: The NUNO corporation was founded to meet the middle ground between industry and handicraft- as a medium output production which is scaled to the contemporary market but still flexible enough to allow experimentation. 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. 'Pack Ice' is created from rayon strapping tape, a common material which is easy to tear horizontally but difficult to tear vertically. The rayon threads are tightly woven into large squares on a background of silk organdie. These squares are connected by unwoven rayon threads that float between the layers of the background material, suggesting spume among icebergs. |
| Bibliographic reference | Suke suke. Nuno Nuno books, NUNO Corporation, 1997. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.121-1998 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2000 |
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