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Design by the Yard: Textile Printing from 800 to 1956 textiles, textile design, textile printing, fabrics, apparel, fashion
Embroidery Through the Ages The artistry and craftsmanship of embroidery from the 14th century through the 20th century is on display in this exhibition, with a focus on Western Europe. Works range from liturgical vestments, wallhangings, and linens embroidered by nuns to garments by modern designers such as Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, and Cristóbal Balenciaga. Organized by the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris. embroidery, Europe, craftsmanship, handicrafts, needlework, fabrics, wallhangings, fashion, accessories, traveling exhibtions
The Jacquard Loom: Recent Experiments On display are original Jacquard fabrics woven by 17 contemporary textile artists at the Rhode Island School of Design—the only school in the United States to own a jacquard loom. textiles, fabrics, weaving, 20th century, traveling exhibitions
Contemporary Continuous Pattern This exhibition presents patterns designed for continuous surfaces, with an aim to bring together a group of works that reflect personal points of view and begin to establish the look of the decade. On view are printed and painted fabrics, wallcoverings, woven fabrics, and preliminary design drawings reflecting a wide range of methods and materials, all created within the past three years. textiles, fabrics, drawings, patterns, 1980s, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35349999
Damask The exhibition presents damask weaves in silk, linen, and wool from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s collection. Among the objects on view are a 14th-century Chinese satin damask, 16th–19th-century traditional European patterns woven on different types of looms, and a linen napkin made for Napoleon I. textiles, weaving, fabrics, permanent collection, exhibitions, ch:exhibition=35350015
Color Light Surface: Contemporary Fabrics An exhibition devoted to the fabrics of the 1980s. Metallics, pleating, and puckering feature among the 150 textiles on view. textiles, textile design, textile printing, fabrics, wallcoverings, floor coverings, 1980s, exhibitions
The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention This exhibition presents 500 objects designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced by the Eames office between 1941 and 1984. The objects on view illustrate the spectrum of the Eames's design accomplishments and include furniture, fabrics, environments, and even movies. Charles Eames, Ray Eames, furniture design, fabrics, 20th century, exhibitions
Band-Aid Revolution This past weekend was a terrific Cynthia Rowley/Johnson & Johnson extravaganza at Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Cynthia’s show at Lincoln Center was downright gorgeous, with stunning skirts perforated with geometric shapes and cabochon-covered fabrics with transparent cardigans and gauzy stockings. Cynthia Rowley, fashion design, runway, Show, fabrics, perforation, perforated, transparent, band aid, adhesive bandages, brand
Designing Sustainably Is About to Become Easier Two significant tools for American designers seeking to make their design process more sustainable have recently been announced. The first tool, which hopefully will have broad and positive implications for manufacturers of outdoor industry goods, is Eco-Index. sustainable, design, process, simplify, tools, EcoIndex, manufacturing, outdoor, industry, goods, assessment, evaluate, environmental, impact, measure, lifecycle, materials, packaging, assembly, energy, diversity, emissions, scalability, industries, beta, Source4Style, fashion, interior, business-to-business, B2B, interface, fabrics, aggregate, Display, resolution, fiber, dyes, finishes, specs, pricing, sourcing, open source, open-source, collaboration, transparency
Janice Arnold Sketches During a visit to Cooper-Hewitt about a year and a half ago, West-coast felt-maker Janice Arnold was intrigued by the form of the museum’s conservatory. Its domed roof and iron mullions resemble the radiating struts of the framework of a yurt—the circular tent dwelling of the nomadic tribes who first created felt. Janice Arnold, sketches, JA FELT, felt, wool, Palace Yurt, installation, Fashioning Felt, Exhibition, Conservatory, yurt, tent, nomad, nomadic, handmade, Merino wool, materials, texture, wall, panels, light, tactility, felting, tradition, contemporary, trellis, fabrics, spiritual events