Product Description

Textiles Now celebrates international contemporary textile design. Focusing on fabric and fibre designs from the past five years that have been created for use in decorative art, fashion and interior design. Lavishly illustrated with photographs showing the textiles and, where appropriate, their end use in context. Clear captions provide information on the contributing artists, their techniques and inspirations, enabling a deeper critical understanding and appreciation of the medium. Organized into three sections embracing constructed textiles, dyed, painted and printed textiles, and stitched and mixed-media textiles, the images are arranged to make an impressive visual statement. The book includes over 400 images from around 100 textile and fibre artists ranging from new graduates to experienced practitioners, making it an indispensable reference for anyone with a passion for textiles - whether student, professional or hobbyist. It will also appeal to those with an interest in colour and pattern, including wartists and graphic designers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #65331 in Books
• Published on: 2008-10-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
Drusilla Cole is senior lecturer and course director of BA (Hons) Surface Design at the University of the Arts, London. She is the author of 1000 Patterns (A&C Black) and Laurence King's bestselling Patterns: New Surface Design (2007).

Customer Reviews

Great cover, shame about the content!
I must confess to being a little disappointed by this book; the cover is fabulously tactile but it is really not much more than an over-priced directory. Yes, the illustrations are of great quality but there is very little information about the designers. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a real passion for textiles or anyone looking for depth and detail but art teachers might find it useful as there are so many different techniques and designers/artists to choose from. I put it on my bookshelves the day after I bought it and it hasn't come out since; never a good sign and a very sad fate for a book!