Historic prints of the abstract genre-from upholstery fabrics and curtains to the wearable art we don daily-is explored through photographs of 300 fabric swatches from couture houses in Italy, France, and the United States.
An art form often ignored gets its due in this collection of historic prints. The abstract genre, as it has been applied to the textiles of everyday life--from upholstery fabrics and curtains to the wearable art we don daily--is explored through photographs of 300 fabric swatches from couture houses in Italy, France, and the United States.
This colorful volume is a must-have for up-and-coming textile and fashion designers ready to take a lesson from their anonymous predecessors in the everyday gallery of art.
| ISBN: | 9780764306747 |
| Publication date: | 3rd August 1998 |
| Author: | Tina Skinner |
| Publisher: | Schiffer Craft an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 112 pages |
| Series: | A Schiffer Design Book |
| Genres: |
Textile artworks The Arts: techniques and principles Fashion and textile design Photography and photographs |
Historic prints of the abstract genre-from upholstery fabrics and curtains to the wearable art we don daily-is explored through photographs of 300 fabric swatches from couture houses in Italy, France, and the United States. An art form often ignored gets its due in this collection of historic prints.
Abstract Textile Designs features in the following genres: Fashion and textile design, Textile artworks
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Abstract Textile Designs was written by Tina Skinner and published by Schiffer Craft an imprint of Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Abstract Textile Designs has 112 pages
Yes it is part of A Schiffer Design Book series