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Named with a simple word meaning ‘cloth’, NUNO is one of Japan’s most important textile-design companies. Founded in 1984 by the legendary Junichi Arai and the company’s current director, Reiko Sudo, it is recognized as one of the world’s most innovative textile producers. Known for weaving together tradition and cutting-edge technology, NUNO designers are inspired by the past, present and future, integrating unexpected elements, such as paper or feathers or aluminium, with industrial methods, such as spatter-plating and chemical etching. All NUNO textiles – more than 2,500 have been created – are produced in Japan and are usually the handiwork of an individual craftsperson. Each bolt of cloth has a story to tell.

Though their textiles appear regularly in books, textile exhibitions and museum collections, a comprehensive NUNO monograph has not existed - until now. Featuring the most outstanding, influential or experimental fabrics, the book is organized into seven chapters, each based on a theme deriving from the onomatopoeic coupling in Japanese that defines a family of fabrics. For example, ‘Shima Shima’, meaning ‘striped’, presents striped designs ranging from bold and contrasting like zebra to subtly variegated like a tabby cat. Based on interviews, archival research and factory visits, the texts are illustrated with specially commissioned photos and drawings. Interspersed are essays by a wide range of contributors, from writer Haruki Murakami and architect Toyo Ito to curator Anna Jackson.

Bringing all the threads together in a beautifully designed package, NUNO is a document of exceptional beauty and a rare glimpse into the essence of Japanese design.

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Industrieel erfgoed is hip. Fabrieksgebouwen, ketelhuizen, machinekamers en loodsen krijgen nieuwe bestemmingen. De oude constructies krijgen daardoor een nieuw jasje. Dat weet het Gentse Industriemuseum – het vroegere MIAT –maar al te goed. Daarom organiseert het in 2021 de expo ‘Kathedralen van de Industrie’. Daarin worden enkele tientallen industriële textielsites uit Gent in hun oude én hun nieuwe jas getoond. Foto’s uit de jaren 70 en 80 worden vergeleken met foto’s van nu, mét tekst en uitleg. Zwart-wit van toen wordt vergeleken met kleur van nu. De herontdekking van een prachtig stuk erfgoed wordt geëvoceerd in dit heerlijke boek. Fotograaf Alexander Dumarey is huisfotograaf bij VRT NWS en bekend van ‘Markante plekken’ en ‘Op reis met Vlaamse meesters’.

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