Crackle Quilt
Woven Textile
1992 (made)
1992 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| 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. Devoré is a method of fabric patterning in which vegetable fibres are selectively dissolved with acid to leave a design. To produce the 'crackle quilt' effect, rayon and wool have been quilted together and printed with an acid substance that burns away the rayon fibres and creates a crackled surface. The fabric is then tumble dried to fray the chemically etched pattern, creating an 'aged' quality reminiscent of an historical quilt.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Crackle Quilt (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed and chemically treated woven and quilted wool and rayon |
| Brief description | Length 'Crackle Quilt' of printed, woven and quilted wool and rayon, designed by Reiko Sudo, made by NUNO Corporation, Japan, 1992. |
| Physical description | Length of beige base of wool with cream patches of rayon overlaid and patterned through a process of dévoré. Printed and chemically treated woven and quilted wool and rayon. |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| Copy number | 9-147 |
| 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. Devoré is a method of fabric patterning in which vegetable fibres are selectively dissolved with acid to leave a design. To produce the 'crackle quilt' effect, rayon and wool have been quilted together and printed with an acid substance that burns away the rayon fibres and creates a crackled surface. The fabric is then tumble dried to fray the chemically etched pattern, creating an 'aged' quality reminiscent of an historical quilt. |
| Bibliographic reference | Boro boro. Nuno Nuno books, NUNO Corporation, 1997. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.123-1998 |
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| Record created | April 27, 2000 |
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