Tag: fabrics
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Wool in Peking
Vogue Australia was one of the first fashion magazines given permission to shoot in Peking. It was 1981.
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Rene Cup Covers for The Australian Women’s Weekly
Not a horse in sight for these Melbourne Cup Women’s Weekly covers.
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Canvassing Portraits
Oh the great Spring Racing Carnival lovingly captured by visiting artist Carl Kahler.
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Here They Come by G.R. Ashton
The brother of painter Julian Ashton, George Rossi Ashton, came to live in Australia for 14 years or so and captured beautifully the characters of the time.
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Gayety at Flemingtoniana
Australian Town and Country Journal sent journalist Sleipner to report on the 1882 Cup Day.
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Vionnet Fabric Sculptures
Madeleine Vionnet revolutionized (a strong word I know) garment making by introducing the bias cut.
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Hermès’ Homage to Albers
When Hermès made its first silk square in 1937 Josef Albers hadn’t yet painted a square.
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Loopy Things
In the Knoll Textiles book I was also drawn to the work of Viennese born Gretl and Leo Wollner.
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Eszter Haraszty and Knoll
When I was writing about Ludwig Becker’s Fata Morgana a couple of weeks ago I had to look up the meaning. The expression has popped up again. The name of one of Eszter Haraszty’s textiles for Knoll Textiles. La Fata Morgana is an Italian phrase for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan. The Sicilians believed the mirages often seen…
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Angelo Testa and Knoll
Another stand out for me in the Knoll Textiles’ catalogue is the work of Angelo Testa.