Anni Albers (1899-1994) was one of the most influential textile designers of the 20th century. The fifteen essays gathered here illustrate Anni Albers's concept of design as the pursuit of wholeness -- "the coalition of form answering practical needs and form answering aesthetic needs." This beautifully illustrated book addresses the artistic and practical concerns of modern design and considers the ever-changing role of the designer.
Lexicon
Search Terms
decoration and ornament--philosophy, design, design--philosophy, textile design, weaving
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Anni Albers, Nicholas Fox Weber
Editor
Brenda Danilowitz
Publisher
University Press of New England
Place Published
Location
Hanover, CT
Date Published
2000
Call No.
N9500.A43.S45
ISBN
819564478, 9780819564474
LCCN
10582
Notes
Length: 120
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Foreword / Nicholas Fox Weber --
Introduction / Brenda Danilowitz --
A Start --
Weaving at the Bauhaus --
Work with Material --
Art - A Constant --
Designing --
On Jewelry --
On Aspect of Art Work --
Constructing Textiles --
Design: Anonymous and Timeless --
Review of Ben Nicholson's Paintings, Reliefs, Drawings --
The Pliable Plane: Textiles in Architecture --
Conversations with Artists --
Weaving, Hand --
Designing as Visual Organization --
Tactile Sensibility --
Material as Metaphor.
