Tom Price, meltdown series from Victor Hunt on Vimeo.
Transformation chair
Transformation chairs by FAWORY: Małgorzata Piotrowska, Monika Niezabitowska, Zofia Hejduk
The fifth annual edition of the Lodz Design Festival 2011 opens October 20th and continues through October 30th, 2011 at the Lodz Art Center in Lodz, Poland.
Lucile Ltd at V&A
Mrs Lucy Wallace, Lady Duff Gordon as she became, transformed her business from a modest home-based dressmakers into the leading international fashion enterprise, Lucile Ltd, with salons in London, Paris, New York and Chicago and her work was ranked alongside Jacques Doucet and Paul Poiret by the fashion media. Her lavish and alluring fashions attracted a prestigious and famous bevy of Edwardian beauties including Georgina, Countess of Dudley, Lillie Langtry and Lily Elsie.
This unique book is based upon the V&A’s unpublished Lucile archive and focuses on Lucile Ltd’s Autumn 1905 fashion album, which features hand-painted plates and samples of luxurious fabrics and trimmings. Also drawing on Lady Duff Gordon’s intriguing autobiography, her story gives valuable insights into the rarefied world of high society and the extraordinary times through which she lived.
Valerie D Mendes is a fashion and textiles historian who became Chief Curator of the former Textiles and Dress Department at the V&A. She has curated numerous exhibitions and published widely on twentieth century dress and textiles. Amy de la Haye is Reader of Fashion Curation and Material Culture, and joint Director of the M.A. in Fashion Curation, at London College of Fashion. She also works as a writer and creative consultant and was formerly Curator of 20th Century Fashion at the V&A.
Textile printing and the environment
Given the large size of the printing industry, and the extraordinary volume of chemicals it consumes, it is not surprising that it also generates a significant amount of pollution. Gaseous emissions have been identified as the second greatest pollution problem (after effluent quality) for the textile industry - and these are largely generated in printing. Speculation concerning the amounts and types of air pollutants emitted from textile operations has been widespread but, generally, air emission data for textile manufacturing operations are not readily available. Air pollution is the most difficult type of pollution to sample, test, and quantify in an audit. According to the U.S. EPA, the printing industry releases 99% of its total Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) poundage to the air, while the remaining one percent of releases are split between water and land disposal. This release profile differs significantly from other TRI industries which average approximately 60% to air, 30% to land, and 10% to water release respectively. Average VOC emissions per textile print line are 130 Mg (tons)/year for roller and 29 Mg/year for flat and rotary screen.
In 1995, more than 41 million pounds of toxic compounds were transferred or released into the environment by the printing industry in the United States alone. The table below shows some of the polluting chemicals used by the textile printing industry. All ten are petroleum-derived. Read more
In 1995, more than 41 million pounds of toxic compounds were transferred or released into the environment by the printing industry in the United States alone. The table below shows some of the polluting chemicals used by the textile printing industry. All ten are petroleum-derived. Read more
Threadcrumbs, digital fabric library and textile resource. Private collection by Jude Hill
Threadcrumbs is a digital reference library that will document Jude Hill's textile lovely collection as well as related resources. An inspiration depot for her work and the work of others. Some samples may be available for sale or swap. Contact her with questions or comments.
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