Pull of the Thread
Textile Travels of a Generation
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2023
Hali Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-898113-87-4 (ISBN)
Hali Publications Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-898113-87-4 (ISBN)
Tells the stories of nine intrepid adventurers who have combed the streets and bazaars of Central and South Asia finding, researching, collecting and selling textile treasures to interested Westerners.
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, 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.
Introduction
Andy Hale
Pip Rau
Joss Graham
Elizabeth Hewitt
John Gillow
Kate Fitz Gibbon
Susan Gomersall
Steven J Cohen
Frank Ames
Interiors
Context and Legacy
| Erscheinungsdatum | 16.12.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 25 Illustrations, black and white; 250 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 240 x 280 mm |
| Gewicht | 1523 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten |
| ISBN-10 | 1-898113-87-4 / 1898113874 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-898113-87-4 / 9781898113874 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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