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Chintz
Indian Cotton Textiles from the Karun Thakar Collection Karun Thakar ISBN
9781788843454
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
340 mm x 300 mm
Pages
400 Pages
Illustrations
300 color
Price
£60.00
Pieces from the collection have been included in three major museum shows since 2020 Details the best private collection of Indian chintz in Europe, arguably the world The collection ranges in date from the 14th century through to the 20th century, and includes examples that only exist in museum collections The contributing authors include all the leading museum curators and researchers in this field “The book is a tribute to a unique, taste-forming textile art that has lost none of its appeal to this day. ”— Preetorius Foundation “If Chintz seems rather too ‘Miss Marple-y’ or old hat, this magnificently produced book, CHINTZ: Indian cotton textiles from the Karun Thakar collection, is set to change your mind, and your decor.”— Embroidery Magazine Chintz explores the historic importance of Indian printed and painted cotton textiles, drawing on the Karun Thakar Collection. Assembled over thirty years, the collection comprises over two hundred examples, many of which have featured in significant museum exhibitions. With contributions from leading scholars and curators, including from the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, this book examines the historical significance of Indian printed cottons and their influence on global trade from the 14th century onward, and includes examples found in Sri Lanka, Japan and throughout Europe. The book provides insights into the artistry of Indian designers and the enduring legacy of this textile tradition, making it a valuable resource for those with an interest in art history, textile design and global cultural exchange. A prolific collector and researcher of textiles, Karun Thakar has refined his discerning approach over forty years, building one of the most important private collections in the world. He believes that every textile in his collection has a story to tell about the people who made it and the way that they lived. He lends and donates pieces to international museums to deepen the understanding of what they mean and the cultures to which they belong. Through cloth and his wider collection, he hopes to contribute to a wider understanding of postcolonial narratives. A key aspect of his collecting, exhibiting and publishing is to present objects, such as domestic embroidery, that are not represented in museum collections, and to engage a new audience and demographic through these objects and their many untold narratives. He believes that exploring people’s histories through the medium of cloth offers an ideal way to address difficult and complex topics both contemporary and historical. He has published seven books about his collection, and in 2021 launched the Karun Thakar Fund at the V&A. The fund offers scholarships and grants of up to £10,000 to students, early career researchers and emerging practitioners working anywhere in the world on any aspect of Asian or African textiles and dress. Contributors include: Sylvia Houghteling, Associate Professor of History of Art, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania. Ebeltje Hartkamp-Jonxis, Curator Emeritus, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Ariane Fennetaux, University Professor, Sorbonne Nouvelle University, Paris. Steven Cohen, Independent scholar. Rosemary Crill, former Senior Curator for South Asia, Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Ruth Barnes, Thomas Jaffe Curator of Indo-Pacific Art, Yale University Art Gallery, Connecticut. Etsuko Iwanaga, Director, Fukuoka Art Museum, Japan. Fiona Kerlogue, former Deputy Keeper of Anthropology, Horniman Museum, London. Anna Lise Seastrand, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Avalon Fotheringham, Curator of South Asian Textiles and Dress, Victoria & Albert Museum, London. John Guy, Senior Curator of the Arts of South and Southeast Asia, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Published 28th Nov 2025
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Stephen Ellcock’s Book of Textiles The Karun Thakar Collection Stephen Ellcock ISBN
9781788842495
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
210 mm x 180 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
253 color, 5 b&w
Price
£25.00
For the first time, social-media art-curator sensation Stephen Ellcock turns his hand to textiles and fashion Lavishly illustrated with many previously unseen images from Karun Thakar’s distinguished textile collection Designed to appeal to anybody with an interest in art and visual culture, as well as textile experts and enthusiasts An illuminating journey into the splendours of nature and the infinite entanglements of the human condition Published in collaboration with Hali, the world’s leading textile publisher “It is difficult to leaf through this book without saying ‘wow’ over and over, which means this is definitely top of the Christmas reading list.”– Embroidery Magazine “For anyone involved with textile arts, fashion, design, or art—from makers to collectors, from students to museum curators—this book is an absolute must-have. A feast for the eyes, a source of inspiration, and a reminder of how art, craft, and imagination are intertwined.”— NL Magazine Stephen Ellcock’s Book of Textiles is a unique collaboration between bestselling author Stephen Ellcock and textile expert Karun Thakar. Together, they share an inspiring vision of the world through the medium of textiles, leading the reader on a journey into the splendours of nature and the infinite complexities of the human condition. A social-media sensation, Ellcock is widely known for his online curation of artworks, while Thakar owns one of the world’s most important and varied textile collections. Through a spellbinding selection of more than 200 of the most significant, extraordinary and distinctive pieces in Thakar’s collection, these pages cover everything from fashion, costume and adornment to pattern and design, rituals and magic, pure abstraction and the sublime. Combining Ellcock’s singular vision with Thakar’s expert eye, Stephen Ellcock’s Book of Textiles is a ground-breaking compendium of wonders and a must-read for anybody with an interest in art and visual culture, as well as textile devotees, experts and enthusiasts. Renowned image alchemist Stephen Ellcock is a London-based curator, writer, researcher, and online collector of images who has spent the last decade creating an ever-expanding virtual museum of art that is open to all via social media, attracting more than 650,000 followers worldwide. He is also the author of Underworlds, The Cosmic Dance, All Good Things, The Book of Change, England on Fire (with text by Mat Osman) and Jeux de Mains (in collaboration with Cécile Poimboeuf-Koizumi), and the co-author of‘'Time for Magic’ the forthcoming retrospective of the work of the late Jamie Reid. Published 7th Oct 2024
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An Unbroken Thread
Celebrating 150 Years of the Royal School of Needlework - updated edition Susan Kay-Williams ISBN
9781788842600
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
270 mm x 215 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
240 color, 56 b&w
Price
£37.50
Showcasing regalia for the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla Covering the remarkable history of the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) from inception to the present day Illustrated with historical pictures and documents Original edition published to coincide with the RSN’s 150th anniversary “The RSN has worked on regalia for every Coronation since 1902, when Edward VII was crowned, and most recently designed and embroidered the robes of state for their Coronation last year. Its patron, Queen Camilla, has written a charming foreword to this beautifully illustrated book.” — The Lady “Bees, butterflies, beetles and 24 different plants – the astonishing sewing secrets behind the gorgeous Coronation robes of the King and Queen.” — The Mail Online Many initiatives to support women were begun in the late 1800s, but the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) is one of the few that remain. This initiative was born from the desire of three women – Princess Helena, Lady Victoria Welby and Lady Marian Alford – to popularise the lost art of ornamental needlework and place it on a par with other decorative arts, such as painting and sculpture. Their other, yet no less important goal was to provide employment for women compelled to earn their own livelihood. Though women are no longer so limited in occupational options, the RSN has been keeping traditional embroidery techniques alive for a century and a half. An Unbroken Thread tells the story from the RSN’s founding in 1872 to the current day. It highlights key people, royal and other special commissions, the changing fortunes of the school as fashions changed and the approach to teaching hand embroidery, as well as bringing attention to the role and position of the RSN historically and today, associating with everyone from society ladies and theatre impresarios in the late 19th century to working with fashion designers Patrick Grant, Nicholas Oakwell and Alexander McQueen, and architects in the 21st century. First published to coincide with the RSN’s 150th anniversary, this revised edition details the most recent projects worked by the RSN, showcasing their skilful work on regalia for the coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla – The King’s Robe of State, The Queen’s Robe of Estate, The Anointing Screen, The Stole Royal and Girdle, The Chairs of Estate and The Chairs of State. Dr Susan Kay-Williams has been chief executive of the Royal School of Needlework since 2007. She is also a curator and archivist. She has spent a lot of her spare time researching the RSN’s history because she believes more of its remarkable history needs to be known. In her own right, her research interest is in the history of dyes and textile dyeing. She published The Story of Colour in Textiles in 2013 (Bloomsbury).
Published 8th Apr 2024
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The Life Thread
Paracas Textiles and Culture Kerstin Paradis Gustafsson ISBN
9781788841863
Publisher
ACC Art Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
260 mm x 230 mm
Pages
356 Pages
Illustrations
334 color, 59 b&w
Price
£60.00
A ground breaking publication about Paracas textiles produced in Peru more than 2000 years ago Written by a world authority on these textiles This book documents a collection of approximately 90 Paracas textiles. The collection consists of cloaks, ponchos, tunics, as well as some smaller fragments such as ribbons. Originally housed at the Ethnographic Museum in Gothenburg, Sweden, the objects were returned to Peru during 2019 and 2020. Paracas textiles tell the story of the people living in Peru more than 2000 years ago and how they saw and viewed the world. In cultures without a written language imagery is very important. Textile pictures were created from the depths of the human senses, from thoughts and dreams. The makers of the Paracas textiles depict fantastic stories from their time and culture about creation, death and thoughts about life. Kerstin Paradis Gustafsson has studied, inventoried and analysed the Paracas textiles for decades, and cracked codes about how they were made. She also has pioneering theories about what they want to say and how the unbroken thread symbolises life. In this text, Kerstin documents and explains the secret behind these fantastic 2000-year-old textiles. Kerstin Paradis Gustafsson is an academic and author with a specialism in old and historic textiles and the techniques used to manufacture them.
Published 11th Jul 2022
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La Manufacture Cogolin
A Century of Rug Making in the Gulf of Saint Tropez Serge Gleizes ISBN
9782226494719
Publisher
Albin Michel
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
290 mm x 240 mm
Pages
240 Pages
Illustrations
180 color, 20 b&w
Price
£79.00
The first book ever written on La Manufacture Cogolin, an artisanal weaver of hand-made rugs in a French atelier run exclusively by women La Manufacture Cogolin is an internationally admired brand, whose rugs decorate the White House, the Vatican and the Élysée Palace A gift book for decorative arts and design lovers La Manufacture Cogolin, a weaver of hand-made rugs established in 1924 in a village near Saint-Tropez, is rich with a traditional craftsmanship particularly sought out by a clientele looking for authenticity and quality. Acquired by the visionary textile engineer Jean Lauer in 1928, La Manufacture Cogolin has grown remarkably from the 1930s onward, thanks to early collaborations with well-known designers such as Jules Leleu, Christian Bérard, Jean-Michel Frank, Sir David Hicks and artists such as Jean Cocteau. This fully illustrated art book dives into what has made the Cogolin house special for a century. Mixing unpublished archives (letters, photographs, watercolours), lively texts suited to a wide audience, and testimonies from women working in the historical workshop, from contemporaries, and from illustrious customers. Following a chronological approach, this book describes the manufacture’s economic history, shedding light on its rebirth in the 21st century, while placing it in the history of the Decorative Arts of the 19th and 20th centuries, and describes the key elements of this recognised French craftsmanship. Serge Gleizes is a journalist and a consultant in decoration. Former deputy editor-in-chief for the magazine AD, he contributes to the decoration, architecture, and design pages for the monthly magazine M (Le Monde) and for Ideat. He is also the author of various books: The Arson Villa in Nice (Ed. du Patrimoine, 2011), Bruno Moinard: the strolling architect (La Martinière Style, 2010), The Art of living in Normandy (Flammarion, 2009), Ladurée: sweets maker (Minerva, 2006), etc.
Published 18th Nov 2024
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Textile Practices
Forty Female Artists and Designers from Europe Edited by Stephanie Kahnau ISBN
9783897907423
Publisher
Arnoldsche Art Publishers
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scandinavia, Southern Europe, Australasia, USA, Canada.
Size
280 mm x 220 mm
Pages
240 Pages
Illustrations
235 color
Price
£42.00
Showcasing 40 visionary female textile designers across two dynamic centuries Highlights unique, standout approaches to the textile medium A richly illustrated journey through contemporary textile practices Textile Practices features designers including: Caroline Achaintre, Pauline van Dongen, Elsi Giauque, Sofía Guridi, Aurélia Leblanc, and Noushin Redjaian Textiles are an integral part of our daily lives, and designing them is still a typically female métier. In this illustrated publication, Stephanie Kahnau presents 40 female textile designers of the 20th and 21st centuries and their outstanding and individual approaches to their medium. The stances presented grant access to the concept, technique, and function of textiles from different positions. For textile practices can take many forms: from a single “line”—the thread—structures ranging from flat to expansive emerge. Not only do they embrace our bodies, protect and clothe them; our bodies also embrace them: we become absorbed in their structured spaces and immerse ourselves in their visual appearance. This publication presents multiple perspectives on this fascinating medium at the interface between functionality and aesthetics. With contributions by Sabine Flaschberger, Silke Geppert, Christina Leitner, and Catrin Lorch. Text in English and German. Stephanie Kahnau was born near Stuttgart and studied Textile Design at the Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart. She has had her own label for about 10 years and presents clothing, accessories and textile art pieces in her own distinctive designs. Each item is individually created with a strong focus on textile characteristics. Inspired by everyday life, her work combines traditional textile techniques with experimental and unusual materials and is enhanced by the use of minimalist styling. The unique handcrafted items will appeal to similarly individual owners, and are sold in a concept store in Munich. She also teach at various universities and colleges in the field of fashion and textiles, give lectures and workshops.
Published 5th Feb 2026
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Adorning the Horse
Equestrian Textiles for Power and Prestige, 6th–20th Centuries Sumru Belger Krody Lee Talbot ISBN
9780874050455
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
290 mm x 255 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
250 colour, 20 b&w
Price
£40.00
Never seen before museum pieces Highlights of textile art A must for all horse lovers Published in conjunction with The Textile Museum Museum exhibition by The Textile Museum in Washington, DC February 21–June 20, 2026 For millennia, horses have captivated humans with their beauty, strength and majesty. From Türkiye to Japan, civilisations have elaborately costumed these prized animals. A magnificent selection of saddle blankets, horse covers and other equestrian textiles from the past 1,300 years communicates the significance and status of horses and their riders. Sumru Belger Krody joined The Textile Museum in 1994 and was appointed Chief Curator/Avenir Foundation Curator in 2025. Additionally, she is editor in chief of The Textile Museum Journal. Lee Talbot joined The Textile Museum as a curator in 2007, specialising in East Asian textile history. Most recently, Talbot curated the exhibitions Irresistible: The Global Patterns of Ikat (2024) and Korean Fashion: From Royal Court to Runway (2022).
Published 8th Apr 2026
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Suzani
Art of the Silk Road Christian Erber Penny Oakley Markus Voigt ISBN
9781898113898
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
318 mm x 245 mm
Pages
384 Pages
Illustrations
200 color, 20 b&w
Price
£60.00
Featuring many previously unseen antique suzanis with glorious colours New research of interest to both novices and experts A must-have for textile lovers Suzanis, the exquisite hand-embroidered panels from Central Asia, have captured the hearts and minds of collectors and decorators for many years. Joyful and exuberant, they are a bridge to a past way of life in which textiles permeated every facet of existence. While today they adorn the walls of museums and can be spotted in homes designed by interior designers such as Robert Kime and Beata Heuman, not much is known about their history. This book sets out to change that. Through the lens of one of the best collections of suzanis in the world, we delve into the history of Central Asia and understand more about the women who painstakingly stitched these works of art. A true delight for all who have experienced the magic of the suzani, this publication pairs beautiful visuals with engaging new research. Christian Erber is one of the world's most knowledgeable collectors of suzanis. His insights are complemented by scholarly contributions from Penny Oakley and Markus Voigt.
Published 13th Mar 2026
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Threads of Time: A Cultural Journey Textiles from Around the World Edited by Daniel Brewster Edited by Lyssa Stapleton ISBN
9781898113744
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
325 mm x 250 mm
Pages
424 Pages
Illustrations
350 color, 20 b&w
Price
£75.00
A journey around the world through the medium of textiles Full-colour photos of rare textiles from 16 regions Stunning location photography Bringing together over 30 voices to tell textile stories Must-have for the culturally curious, textile lovers, interior designers, and travel enthusiasts Threads of Time is a journey around the world through the medium of textiles. In many communities, cultural heritage and traditions have been handed down through generations by textile artisans. Their beliefs, history, ceremonies, and traditions have been woven into cloth with meaning and purpose sometimes lasting thousands of years. Textiles are special in that they can create narratives that are personal as well as eminently portable. The pages of Threads of Time illustrate exquisite textiles with location photography, from historical examples of centuries past to extraordinary contemporary expressions, revealing a continuum of inspiration and beauty. The 16 chapters, covering regions from across the globe, feature contributions from local textile makers and experts, bringing together over 30 voices to tell stories of cloth. Locations explored include: Indonesia, China, Vietnam and Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, Bhutan, Nagaland, Punjab, Egypt and Palestine, The Caucasus, Turkey, Madagascar, Tunisia, Ghana, Peru and Guatemala, Navajo Nation. Dan and Dara Brewster have long been inspired by heritage textiles and the cultural narratives they convey. They view artisanal textile making as a foundation for cultural appreciation and advocacy. Lyssa C. Stapleton is the Director of the Waystation Initiative at the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology. She is interested in the evolution of museum collections stewardship in the 21st century, decolonisation and repatriation, and social justice via the protection and recognition of cultural heritage.
Published 12th Nov 2025
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Central Asian Textiles The Neville Kingston Collection Snezhanna Atanova Tereza Hejzlarová ISBN
9781898113881
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
330 mm x 251 mm
Pages
282 Pages
Illustrations
300 color, 20 b&w
Price
£60.00
Tells an evocative story of life along the Silk Road A must-have for textile lovers Features many previously unpublished pieces For thousands of years, the peoples of Central Asia have created spectacular textiles for every aspect of life. Infinite care, resources and time have gone into making elaborate costumes (connoting the wearer’s identity and place in society), equestrian items, and exquisite furnishings for settled as well as nomadic lifestyles. Items of dress were decorated literally from top to toe: boots were embroidered with metal thread, while hats were stitched, appliquéd and felted. The women of a family would come together to embroider dazzling suzanis to form part of a bride’s dowry; master dyers and weavers would craft vibrant ikat hangings. Combined, these objects tell an evocative story of life along the Silk Road in times past. This book brings together outstanding textiles from the Neville Kingston Collection, featuring many previously unpublished pieces. It is the second volume to document this exceptional English collection; Turkmen Carpets: The Neville Kingston Collection was published in 2016. Dr Snezhanna Atamova, Nazarbayev University, Astana, and Dr Tereza Hejzlarová, Palacký University, Olomouc, are experts on the material culture of Central Asia.
Published 10th Sep 2025
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Abr
Ikat Robes from Central Asia Elena Tsareva ISBN
9781898113942
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
340 mm x 255 mm
Pages
384 Pages
Illustrations
300 color
Price
£65.00
Stunning photography A new take on a beloved textile Ikat textiles, known as abr in their lands of origin in Central Asia, are beloved by collectors, decorators and textile devotees across the world. This book presents a new approach to the intricately patterned silk textiles by focusing on complete robes from a major private collection. These items of clothing tell stories about their wearers: their home, identity and place in society. By studying the history, making, and changing fashions of ikat robes, the past is brought to life. It quickly becomes clear that the power and influence of Central Asian costume reached far beyond the borders of modern Uzbekistan, inspiring imitations and providing visual stimuli for avant-garde artists. With stunning photography and previously unpublished research findings, this publication is a new take on ikat costume for those interested in the history of textiles and fashion, but also for those wishing to admire the sheer beauty and exquisite craftsmanship of these remarkable textiles. Elena Tsareva is a textile scholar and curator at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera) in St Petersburg. She specialises in archeological and ethnographical textiles, particularly the origin and development of carpet weaving, felts and ikat textiles in Central Asia.
Published 2nd Jul 2025
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Tibetan Rugs
The Rudi Molacek Collection Rudi Molacek Thomas Wild Thomas Cole Felix Elwert ISBN
9781898113713
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
280 mm x 200 mm
Pages
240 Pages
Illustrations
300 color, 30 b&w
Price
£80.00
Featuring many previously unseen pieces Sheds new light on life on the Tibetan Plateau Two hardbacks, slipcased Artist and photographer Rudi Molacek has assembled, with an artist’s eye, an idiosyncratic collection of more than 300 Tibetan carpets, rugs, mats, seat-, bench- and saddle-covers. Between the 15th and the 20th centuries they were woven for both sacred and secular purposes by Tibetan nomads and villagers, and in the shadow of monastic centres across the Tibetan Plateau. The first volume presents Tibetan rugs intended for sitting, sleeping, meditation and horse riding, as well as those made to furnish the region’s prestigious temples and monasteries — an expression of the relative wealth and status of their owners. The second volume focuses on a group of so-called ‘Wangden’ rural rugs, characterised by a unique weaving technique, some of which have been the subject of an illuminating exercise in radiocarbon dating to establish the antiquity of the tradition. Artist and photographer Rudi Molacek has collected Tibetan carpets for many years. For this book, he is joined by a team of experts on weaving and Tibetan culture.
Published 13th Mar 2024
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Pull of the Thread
Textile Travels of a Generation Sheila Fruman ISBN
9781898113874
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
280 mm x 240 mm
Pages
231 Pages
Illustrations
250 color, 25 b&w
Price
£35.00
Untold stories of textile travellers Colour photos of rare antique textiles and stunning interiors Featuring previously unpublished photographs from the 1970s of streets and bazaars in Central and South Asia A must-have for textile lovers and interior and fashion designers
Sheila Fruman, fascinated by the textiles and handmade carpets she saw when she travelled overland in 1969 from Turkey to India, tells the stories of nine intrepid adventurers who have combed the streets and bazaars of Central and South Asia finding, researching, collecting and selling antique Kashmir shawls, embroidered Uzbek textiles and robes, Anatolian kilims, Turkmen carpets and many other textile treasures to interested Westerners. These stories capture the post-World War II era’s free spirit that briefly coincided with economic prosperity and open borders. With over 200 colour illustrations, the book shows how the indigenous designs and motifs popularised in the US and Europe by these textile travellers can now be found in anything from haute couture to high-end interior design to mass-marketed bedding, tableware and clothing. The dealers and collectors who have spent their lives seeking these complex pieces of the past have intriguing stories to tell and collections of some of the finest textiles of their kind in the world. Taken together, their stories are an enlightening guide to understanding how we connect to the past, and how textiles connect the world. Sheila Fruman’s travels in 1969 from London to Mumbai aroused a keen interest in textiles and carpets. After a 25-year career in politics in her native Canada and, later, working in post-conflict countries to support democratisation, she has pursued her love of handmade antique textiles and authored a book about fellow textile travellers.
Published 13th Oct 2023
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Global Ikat
Roots and Routes of a Textile Technique Edited by Rosemary Crill ISBN
9781898113904
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
300 mm x 245 mm
Pages
240 Pages
Illustrations
300 color, 20 b&w
Price
£40.00
This is the first time all the different iterations of this textile have been comprehensively brought together in one volume, drawing from the wide-ranging collection of David Paly It is a journey across the world through the lens of ikat Deceptively simple or fantastically intricate, ikat technique has been used for many centuries to create extravagant costumes and cloths of deep cultural meaning. The distinctively blurred, feathered or jagged patterns of ikat-dyed textiles are found across much of the world – from Japan in the east to Central and South America in the west, with vast areas of South-east Asia, India, Central Asia and the Middle East in between. The traditional patterns still hold cultural relevance today in significant parts of the long-established ikatweaving areas. Textile artists and fashion designers in many and varied countries have taken ikat in new directions, respecting traditional forms and palettes while creatively diverging from them. This is the first time all the different iterations of this textile have been comprehensively brought together in one volume, drawing from the wide-ranging collection of David Paly. It is a journey across the world through the lens of ikat. This book brings together some of the world’s foremost experts on ikat textiles, with an introduction by renowned textile scholar and curator Rosemary Crill.
Published 2nd Mar 2023
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Nomadic Visions
Tribal Weavings from Persia and the Caucasus Michael Rothberg ISBN
9781898113829
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World
Size
320 mm x 256 mm
Pages
320 Pages
Illustrations
250 color, 20 b&w
Price
£60.00
Antique knotted-pile transport bags and other collectible small-format weavings, both utilitarian and decorative, made by the nomadic tribes of the Caucasus region and Iran The best of the best in a widely collected area of textile arts “Extensive text, beautifully-written and well-researched, this book leads us through many historical and geographical adventures and towards a plethora of full-colour plates…These pages ground us by sharing a complex culture expressed through an object of practical simplicity.”— Ptolemy Mann, Selvedge The Michael and Amy Rothberg Collection of knotted-pile tribal and nomadic bags and other rare small format pile weavings, among them many pieces made for women’s dowries and other ceremonial functions, is recognised as the best of its kind anywhere in the world. The collection has been carefully and thoughtfully assembled over the past four decades. Michael Rothberg’s collections are above all distinguished by the collector’s acutely sensitive and perceptive eye for the best museum-quality material available on the international market. Specialists in the field and other collectors and tribal weaving enthusiasts have awaited the publication of this part of the Rothberg Collection for many years, ever since a selection of the material was shown at Sotheby’s in Los Angeles in a feature exhibition during the American Conference on Oriental Rugs in January 1996. The scope of the collection includes antique pile bags, from the Transcaucasus region, as well as from the Shahsavan, Kurdish, Varamin region, Qashqa’i, Khamseh, Luri, Bakhtiari, Afshar and Baluch tribes of Iran. Michael Rothberg is a San Francisco Bay Area collector of antique carpets and rugs, and a careful and methodical expert on the genre, with many years experience of acquiring only the best for his collections.
Published 20th Aug 2021
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Qarajeh to Quba
Rugs and Flatweaves from East Azarbayjan and the Transcaucasus Raoul E. Tschebull Photographs by Don Tuttle ISBN
9781898113614
Publisher
Hali Publications
Binding
Hardback
Size
350 mm x 260 mm
Pages
224 Pages
Illustrations
150 color, b&w
Price
£60.00
Contains many previously unseen and unpublished pieces from a highly regarded collection Book design by a top UK graphic designer, Misha Anikst, with photographs by the USA's leading specialist carpet/textile photographer, Don Tuttle This book features the collector/author’s well-informed views about a careful selection of mainly 19th century knotted pile carpets and flatwoven covers in various techniques from his own extensive collection, which has been built up over a period of more than five decades. Many of the rugs, which are all of the highest graphic and artistic quality, have been acquired without recourse to the open market and are therefore previously unseen and unpublished. Raoul (Mike) Tschebull’s long experience in the genre allows insights that go beyond the conventional wisdom of the traditional antique oriental carpet bazaar. His collecting career began under the aegis of one of the great US collectors of a previous generation, Joseph V. McMullan. This beautifully illustrated book will include a general introduction to the region, which straddles the present-day border between north-western Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan, setting the context for the focused presentation of some 70 examples, each with the author’s comments about design, structure, technique and attribution, providing a matrix within which dating can be considered. In-country field experience colours some of his views, and extracts from his field notes and accompanying images will be included the book. Born ten miles west of Manhattan, Raoul ('Mike') Tschebull grew up with his family's unusual old oriental rugs, puzzled over them, had trouble figuring out where and when they were woven. It produced a lifelong interest. As a result, he has been a long-term collector of rugs and related textiles along with his late wife, Ingeborg. After graduating from Colby College in Waterville, Maine, in 1963, for most of his working career he was employed in international banking, substantially in Germany and Spain. He has an extensive record of writing in the field of Eurasian ethnographic textiles, including pile-woven rugs, but is best known for the iconic Finch College Museum of Art exhibition catalogue Kazak (1971). Rug study has brought him into extensive contact with cultural anthropology, as well as a myriad of other disciplines, and has afforded him opportunities to speak on the subject of Eurasian weaving in diverse conferences and symposia from San Francisco to Tehran. An early recipient of the Near Eastern Art Research Center's Joseph V. McMullan Award for scholarship and stewardship in the field of Islamic carpets, he is on the board of directors of the NEARC, which fosters research and publication in the field.
Published 19th Jul 2019
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The Van Hoe Collection Grammar of Textiles Marc Van Hoe Contributions by Benjamin Zurstrassen Contributions by Mirieille Houtzager Contributions by Johan Valcke Contributions by Klaus Verscheure ISBN
9789464002027
Publisher
HOPPER&FUCHS
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Belgium, France, Holland & Luxembourg
Size
280 mm x 210 mm
Pages
144 Pages
Illustrations
156 color
Price
£30.00
A collection of fabrics and traditional craft Marc Van Hoe was one of the first textile designers to embrace computer-aided design, using new technology as a pencil Historical textile works, a must-have book for any textile or fabric enthusiast “With this collection, I attempt to clarify that these are not only textile designs. There is a lot more to it than that: making links to developments in the fields of art, culture and politics is only logical and at least as important. My collection seeks above all to stimulate curiosity when reading (or learning to read) images.” – Marc Van Hoe The Van Hoe Collection – Grammar of Textiles presents The Van Hoe Collection which mainly consists of textile designs, in part weaves and a number of rare books from the period from 1830 to 1990: a period of great artistic and aesthetic changes. Including essays by Mireille Houtzager – Dutch Textile & Costume historian and Johan Valcke, Hoanry Director, Design Flanders, and others. Text in English and Dutch. Marc Van Hoe (°1945) was born in the municipality of Zulte in East Flanders, Belgium. His grandmother was a painters’ model in her youth and his grandfather a true craftsman who also painted. Since Marc lived with his grandparents for a long time, textiles and art came into his life at a very young age. This combination would influence his work for a very long time, in fact to this day. At the age of 12, he signed up for a course in general textiles at the Provincial Technical Institute in Kortrijk, and, at 15, he took textile design at the same institute. He also went to classes at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in the same town to study ‘Graphic Design in Advertising’. In May of 1968, a rather special moment, he married Veerle Rouquart, who was following a course in textile drawing at the same institute and went on to study tapestry at the Art Academy in Tournai. They became a textile couple, a design duo, which, through the most hectic period, i.e. starting an independent career and caring for four children, remained complementary yet close-knit. After graduating, Marc worked for a number of weaving mills, where he became familiar with the velvet industry, and in 1971 fell under the spell of the visual arts. They went together that year to Lausanne in Switzerland, where the Tapestry Biennial is held. ‘It is the Biennial year in which the young, new Japanese textile artists first show their work in Western Europe. The impression that this makes on Marc Van Hoe is enormous…’ (to quote freely from Mireille Houtzager, page 10, ‘Marc Van Hoe’, Oostkamp, 2010). Later he meets Pierre Daquin (France, 1935), who holds workshops ‘in which people experiment with modern tapestry techniques’ (Mireille Houtzager, idem, page 10). In 1977, Van Hoe goes solo, and, in 1979, he and Veerle decide to set up their own industrial textile and visual art studio. - written by Johan Valcke Published 5th Mar 2025
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Faig Ahmed Emma Saperstein Erica Warren Fahmida Suleman Leslee Michelsen Nina Levent ISBN
9783735609786
Publisher
Kerber
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the USA & Canada
Size
320 mm x 240 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
163 color
Price
£50.00
First monograph with an overview of his work between 2007 and 2023, with visualisations of future projects that offer an exclusive preview Ahmed's conceptual works unite and address highly controversial topics such as the clash of cultures, tradition and digitalisation, religion and secularisation, high culture and popular culture, often united in a single work of art Faig Ahmed (b. 1982) represented Azerbaijan at the 2007 Biennale in Venice and is considered to be one of the most important contemporary artists from the Middle East. His conceptual works, which combine traditional carpet weaving with contemporary sculptural techniques, have earned him international acclaim. The confrontation between the millennia-old tradition of craftsmanship and modern-day image production strategies reveals unimagined potential for reflection on the interplay between culture and religion, craftsmanship and art. Ahmed’s first monograph offers deep insights into the creative processes behind his art and for the first time brings together all of the works created between 2007 and 2023, as well as visualisations of future projects. Numerous interviews and art-historical essays complete the volume and allow for a powerful exploration of the work of this exceptional artist. Faig Ahmed born in 1982 in Sumqayit, graduated Azerbaijan State Academy of Fine Art in 2004 with a major in Sculpture, lives and works in Baku, Azerbaijan. He represented Azerbaijan at the nation’s inaugural pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 2007 and participated in Love Me, Love Me Not show in 2013. In the same year, Ahmed was nominated for The Jameel Prize at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Ahmed represents a new wave of contemporary artists exploring crafts in innovative ways to produce conceptual works that break away from conventions associated with the craft, by bringing it into a global contemporary art context. Ahmed explores fresh new visual forms that examine tradition and challenge our perception of traditions through iconic cultural objects. The artist experiments with traditional materials and colours such as the rug weavings in Azerbaijan or Indian embroidery, and a variety of other media. He has exhibited his works worldwide, including exhibitions in New York, Paris, London, Berlin, Rome, Venice, Dubai, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Mumbai, Moscow, Azerbaijan, Sweden, Norway, Honolulu, Melbourne, and Sydney.
Published 29th Jul 2025
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Quilts at the American Museum & Gardens Katherine Hebert Foreword by Kaffe Fassett ISBN
9781836360292
Publisher
Kulturalis
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World
Size
246 mm x 189 mm
Pages
128 Pages
Illustrations
100 color
Name of series
Focus
Price
£17.95
Featuring 50 quilts from the American Museum & Gardens world-class textile collection Each quilt entry includes new colour photographs of full quilt and details Includes new additions to the collection never published before Entries bring together existing information and new research for each item Includes the story of how this remarkable museum and collection was formed Foreword by long-time supporter and friend of the American Museum & Gardens and renowned textile designer, Kaffe Fassett The American Museum’s collection of more than 250 quilts, ranging from the 18th to mid-20th centuries, is acclaimed as the finest of its type in Europe and the equal of many premier collections in the United States. Examples include early whole-cloth quilts, pieced and appliquéd work, Hawaiian and Amish quilts, and the African-American quilts of Gee’s Bend. Over 50 quilts and their unique stories are included in this new publication. Each entry is beautifully illustrated with stunning photography that celebrates the skill and artistry of these textiles. The selection includes celebrated favourites and new Museum acquisitions that have never been published before. Accompanying the individual quilt entries is an introductory essay that tells the story of how this remarkable Museum was established and the world-class quilt collection was formed. The Focus series is a celebration of an institution’s chosen area of strength, appealing to the visitor interested in that specific area as well as a wider audience seeking out collections of their favoured genre. Katherine Hebert is the Chief Curator at the American Museum & Gardens. Her responsibilities include the care and presentation of over 12,000 collection items of American decorative arts within a Grade I-listed building. As a keen quilter in her spare time, the opportunity to work with the outstanding collection of 250 world renowned American quilts at the Museum is particularly appealing. She is the co-author of Classic Quilts at the American Museum (Scala, 2010).
Published 10th Nov 2025
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La Mode en Majesté
Haute couture et tradition à la Cour de Thaïlande / Royal Thai Dress : From Tradition to Modernity Béatrice Quette Sébastien Quéquet Sappasit Foongfaungchaveng Sarttarat Muddin Piyavara Teekara Natenoi Julia Guillon ISBN
9782383140375
Publisher
Musée des Arts Décoratifs
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding France, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Thailand
Size
310 mm x 230 mm
Pages
192 Pages
Illustrations
150 color
Price
£35.00
Through eight chapters, the catalogue highlights a unique blend of tradition and modernity in fashion, while exploring the ways in which dress connects to cultural diplomacy, international visibility and power Over 150 illustrations of outfits and fabric - featuring many archival pictures of Queen Sirikit Explains the process behind ancient artisanal weaving techniques In spring 2026, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs will present a unique exhibition on clothing at the Thai court, tracing the relationship between local textile traditions and haute couture, as well as the advent of fashion as a marker of Thai culture internationally and its essential role in the kingdom’s diplomacy. This exhibition will be presented in celebration of the 170th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and France, and the 340th anniversary of the first official contact between Siam and France. The catalogue published at this occasion highlights the figure of Queen Sirikit, a national icon who recently passed away. Passionate about fashion, she played a central role in modernising court attire, presenting her creations during official trips with King Rama IX. From the 1960s onwards, Queen Sirikit maintained close relations with leading French and European fashion houses. By collaborating for more than thirty years with Pierre Balmain and then with Erik Mortensen, his successor at the head of the fashion house, she reinvented Thai royal elegance, preserving its heritage while ensuring its international appeal. Committed to preserving traditions, she also worked tirelessly to safeguard her country’s textile arts and crafts. The book brings together nearly two hundred outfits, accessories, royal objects, photographs, fabric samples, and embroidery (from Lesage and Princess Sirivannavari), and offers a unique glimpse into Thailand’s rich tradition of craftsmanship in textiles, jewellery, and accessories. It highlights the use of fashion as a form of cultural diplomacy that works through image, craftsmanship, and materials. Text in English and French. The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles' mission is to collect, display, preserve, and serve as a centre for all who wish to learn about textiles, past and present, from Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Asia, with a special emphasis on the textiles of, and related to, the royal court and Her Majesty Queen Sirikit. Béatrice Quette is a curator at le musée des Arts décoratifs, Head of the Asian and Islamic collections. Sébastien Quéquet is a curator at le musée des Arts décoratifs, in charge of the Photography Collections.
Published 10th Jul 2026
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Remnants of Childhood
Printed Children’s Textiles of Yesteryear Susan Meller ISBN
9781966515166
Publisher
ORO Editions
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding USA, Canada, Australasia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan
Size
228 mm x 228 mm
Pages
308 Pages
Illustrations
600 b&w
Price
£35.00
This book celebrates everyday American childhood textiles from earlier eras The images are delightful and the text is informative and well researched. An entire chapter is devoted to pretty, patterned feed and flour sacks that provided many struggling American families with fabric during the Depression Includes over 600 full-colour, artfully laid out illustrations Like other books by Susan Meller, Remnants of Childhood gathers up everyday objects from people’s lives and brings them into focus on the pages of this book–pieces of cloth designed especially for kids; patterned cotton feed and flour sacks repurposed into dresses; children’s hankies; whimsical baby bibs; muslin storybook books, and much more. The common thread weaving through this book is cotton cloth. The time period is the 1880s through the 1950s. The theme is Americana. Susan Meller is a textile collector, historian, and author of four textile-related books—with three more in the works. She is the founder and creator of The Design Library, an archive of over five million period designs. Other contributors: Susan Meller & Sarah Gifford, Designers, Susan Homer, Editor, Marty Kelly, Photographer.
Published 2nd Mar 2026
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Tai
A Woven Culture Photographs by Hans Roels Other Napajaree Suanduenchai ISBN
9786164510746
Publisher
River Books
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Belgium, Netherlands, South East Asia, USA & Canada
Size
320 mm x 295 mm
Pages
336 Pages
Illustrations
200 color
Price
£80.00
The most comprehensive and detailed study and representation of the Tai people, with stunning photographs and beautifully presented case bound “This book serves as a celebration of the textiles made by various Tai subgroups and non-Tai minority groups encountered during the authors’ journey.” — Hali Magazine This lavish, large format art project is the culmination of 20 years research of Tai culture throughout Southeast Asia, beginning with Napajaree Suandduenchai’s vast 1,500 piece silk collection which has remained private until now. All 230 photographs were shot on sheet film to bring out the most intricate details of the textiles. Over the last 20 years, Mrs. Suanduenchai and photographer Hans Roels visited all the major Tai subgroups in their towns and villages to document their weaving traditions, culture and individual stories – their belief of who they are and where they came from. Roels’ photography captures both the intricacy of the Tai weaving arts as well as the people behind the textiles. As of 2022 at least 75% of the villages that Suanduenchai and Roels visited no longer produce traditional Tai textiles, leaving the reader as the last eye-witnesses to a spectacular culture.
Published 6th Apr 2023
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Collective Threads
Anna Andreeva at the Red Rose Silk Factory Edited by Christina Kiaer ISBN
9783039422494
Publisher
Scheidegger & Spiess
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
275 mm x 220 mm
Pages
370 Pages
Illustrations
200 colour, 50 b&w
Price
£35.00
First book outside the former Soviet Union and Russia showcasing the art of designer Anna Andreeva and later Soviet fabric design in general Examines the collective artistic work of women who shaped the material culture of actually-existing socialism Links the textile designs by women of 1920s Soviet avant-garde with the work of woman artists in the post-war period Contributes to the expansion and diversification of the definition of art to include also material culture and highlight the work of women and other historically marginalised makers Anna Andreeva (1917–2008) was a Russian textile designer and leading artist at the famous Red Rose Silk Factory in Moscow 1946–84. Named after the Polish-German socialist revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg, the factory was a site of collective female design labour that shaped the fashion and material culture of late socialism. Andreeva’s spectacular patterns range from the abstract and geometric — recalling the early Soviet avant-garde — to the cosmic and space-age to the cybernetic to the gorgeously-stylised floral to elegantlyschematised narrative pictures of Moscow, electrification, the cinema, Russian folk art and Central Asian motifs. Her designs for mass production were among the most popular textile prints distributed within USSR in the 1960s and 1970s. Collective Threads showcases Anna Andreeva’s outstanding art through reproductions of her drawings, sketches, and historic fabric samples as well as documents from the Red Rose factory collective, Soviet fashion magazines, and images of international exhibition designs. The illustrations are supplemented with essays contributed by international scholars, curators, and critics who explore Andreeva’s work and career and place it in historic and artistic context. Christina Kiaer is a scholar of art history and a specialist in Soviet art. She is the Frances Hooper Professor in the Arts and Humanities and Chair of the Department of Art History at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.
Published 6th Jun 2025
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Atelier Zanolli
Fabrics, Fashion, Craft 1905–1939 Edited by Museum für Gestaltung Zürich Edited by Sabine Flaschberger ISBN
9783039420827
Publisher
Scheidegger & Spiess
Binding
Hardback
Territory
World excluding Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Puerto Rico, United States, Canada, and Japan
Size
270 mm x 200 mm
Pages
320 Pages
Illustrations
300 color
Price
£45.00
The first-ever comprehensive and lavishly illustrated introduction to the history and product world of Zurich-based Atelier Zanolli More than 600 colour illustrations showcase the full range of the cheerful fabrics, pearl creations, as well as wood and leather goods, produced by this entirely women-run Swiss family enterprise An important contribution to the history of Swiss design and the country’s fashion and textile industry in the time before World War II Under the label Atelier Zanolli, a fantastic world of silk fabrics that were painted and imprinted with patterns, opulently embroidered cushions, colourful pearl creations, as well as finely crafted leather and wood articles, was created between 1905 and 1939 in Zurich. The Zanollis had immigrated from Italy in 1905. Their family business was entirely women-run by mother Antonietta and her daughters Pia, Lea, and Zoe Zanolli. The cultural and stylistic influences manifested in the Zanollis’ visually appealing product world range from the avant-garde to a typically Swiss aesthetic forged by a national spirit of defence against the increasingly felt threat that Nazi Germany posed to the country in the 1930s. Driven by a striving for artistic self-realisation, the atelier defied the many economic challenges of the period and carried out many commissions for Zurich’s leading textile businesses and department stores. This book traces the history of Atelier Zanolli, places its work in the context of the development of Zurich and the Swiss textile industry in the first half of the 20th century, and for the first time also positions the “Zanolli style” internationally. More than 600 images show the wealth of colours and shapes of the cosmos of textiles and crafted objects, as well as templates, sketches, private photographs, business cards, and letters. The essays illuminate the techniques and work processes used, discuss entire motif families and unique designs, and grant a rare comprehensive insight into the tastes of the time. Sabine Flaschberger is curator of Museum für Gestaltung Zürich’s decorative arts collection. Museum für Gestaltung Zürich is Switzerland’s leading museum of design and visual communication. Its widely renowned collection comprises more than 500,000 objects representing Swiss and international design history.
Published 16th Jun 2022
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Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection
The European production of Dutch wax prints for West Africa Edited by Helen Elands ISBN
9788836658749
Publisher
Silvana
Binding
Hardback
Territory
UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Greece, Eastern Europe, & Austria. Arab States non-exclusive. Selected territories in Asia, non-exclusive
Size
290 mm x 230 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
150 color
Price
£40.00
Scottish merchant Brown Fleming introduced the first wax-printed batik imitations made by Prévinaire and produced in the Netherlands, and adapted them to the tastes of African customers This book details how copies of Indonesian batik, manufactured in Europe and initially intended for the South-East Asian market, enjoyed unexpected success on the west coast of Africa at the end of the 19th century. The Scottish merchant Brown Fleming introduced the first wax-printed batik imitations made by Prévinaire and produced in the Netherlands, and adapted them to the tastes of African customers. New research based on Dutch, English and Swiss archives has enabled us not only to reconstruct the earliest collections, but also to provide an overview of the development of Dutch wax in Europe from its beginnings to the last surviving company, Vlisco, in Helmond (Netherlands), which still prints these classics today. This book will be the first to focus on the history of wax for West Africa in the various European countries from its beginnings to the present day, drawing of course on existing literature, but above all on primary sources.
Published 14th Mar 2025
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Blue Tailoring Edited by Stefano Chiassai ISBN
9788836646975
Publisher
Silvana
Binding
Hardback
Territory
UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Iceland, Germany, Greece, Eastern Europe, & Austria. Arab States non-exclusive. Selected territories in Asia, non-exclusive
Size
325 mm x 240 mm
Pages
256 Pages
Illustrations
200 color
Price
£85.00
Denim: the most widespread fabric on the planet, in designer Stefano Chiassai’s original sartorial reinterpretation Denim is a symbol of cultural globalisation. Democratic, versatile, resistant to the passing of time and to changing tastes and styles, it embodies rebellion and standardisation at the same time. Stefano Chassai, an established designer on the international scene, searches for new variations of the iconic blue fabric in the sphere of men’s wardrobe: mixed with other materials and ennobled with unusual techniques, between craftsmanship and new technologies, denim leaves the casual universe to enter the field of tailoring, as the raw material for a new concept of elegance. The result is Blue Tailoring, the story of an ideal collection, a creative laboratory and manifesto of the stylist’s poetics. With the collaboration of over 30 Italian companies, Stefano Chiassai tells his original interpretation of the most widespread fabric on the planet. The book is divided into 10 chapters in which the designer tackles different design methods and combinations of materials, exploring new concepts of form. It also includes an interview by Claudio Marenco Mores and critical texts by Paola Maddaluno, Bruno Casini, Antonio Mancinelli and Claudio Marenco Mores. Text in English and Italian.
Published 23rd Feb 2021
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Fashion for God
Religious Textiles from Hidden Churches in the Dutch Republic 1580-1800 Edited by Waanders Publishers ISBN
9789462625082
Publisher
Waanders Publishers
Binding
Paperback / softback
Territory
World excluding Benelux and Germany
Size
280 mm x 220 mm
Pages
224 Pages
Illustrations
200 color
Price
£45.00
A fully illustrated book supporting the exhibition Fashion for God in the Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, running until 21st January 2024 When the survival of the Catholic Church was threatened during the Republic and Catholic shelter churches were not allowed to be recognisable from the street, what was not allowed to be shown on the outside was compensated for on the inside. In the 17th century, the robes became gold, silver and silk expressions of silent resistance, but also of a feminist agenda of the makers. Behind closed doors, everything was literally and figuratively pulled out to propagate the Catholic faith. Worn ball gowns with colourful flowered French, English and Chinese fashion fabrics were donated to the church by rich, pious women so that beautiful and special church vestments could be made from them. So it could easily happen that a priest in a pink robe with flowers stood at the altar.
Published 12th Jun 2024
Category Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles Textiles
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Title Chintz Stephen Ellcock’s Book of Textiles An Unbroken Thread The Life Thread La Manufacture Cogolin Textile Practices Adorning the Horse Suzani Threads of Time Central Asian Textiles ABR Tibetan Rugs Pull of the Thread Global Ikat Nomadic Visions Qarajeh to Quba The Van Hoe Collection Faig Ahmed Quilts at the American Museum & Gardens La Mode en Majesté Remnants of Childhood Tai: A Woven Culture Collective Threads Atelier Zanolli Brown Fleming and the Haarlem Collection Blue Tailoring Fashion for God
Publisher ACC Art Books ACC Art Books ACC Art Books ACC Art Books Albin Michel Arnoldsche Art Publishers Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications Hali Publications HOPPER&FUCHS Kerber Verlag Kulturalis Musée des Arts Décoratifs ORO Editions River Books Scheidegger & Spiess Scheidegger & Spiess Silvana Silvana Waanders Publishers
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