Category Archive: textile

06 Aug

Decorative arts in Ireland

Decorative arts in Ireland

There is a quality of wild, abandoned, unabashed florality about these hand painted pieces from the early 1800s.

 
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28 May

a hand full of Italian lace

a hand full of Italian lace

…”Seventeenth-century lace has a voluminous character—rather than the light and airy form of later periods—reflecting an era when luxury was equated with grandeur…

 
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28 May

details of damask

details of damask

…fabrics from the Palazo Segredo, Venice, c.1718

 
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27 May

Bedroom in the Palazo Segredo, Venice, c.1718

Bedroom in the Palazo Segredo, Venice, c.1718

…and their order will make no difference at all.

 
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19 May

Felt wallpaper

Felt wallpaper

the word, to put it sketchily, derives from the Greek in which the arch is chief of the techton, or fabrication…

 
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18 May

Real Fantasy…

Real Fantasy…

Prada skips into a brave new world…

 
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18 May

Luke Irwin Ikat Rugs

Luke Irwin Ikat Rugs

It’s that time again; time to talk about ikat.

 
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11 May

Balenciaga and the Flamenco

Balenciaga and the Flamenco

… classic silhouette with a train that floats away from the body and that can be pulled up to the shoulders or worn as a cape. The volumes and ruffles carry the movement of the dancer.

 
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07 May

Miu Miu blue

Miu Miu blue

Miu Miu SS2010

 
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07 May

Balenciaga Spanish swathes

Balenciaga Spanish swathes

The lustrous petal emenate from the central stamen, growing into large petal clusters.

 
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