Jun-ichi Arai.

Book

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BLUE: The TATTER Textile Library

Name/Title

Jun-ichi Arai.

Entry/Object ID

pa.NK9502.5.A73.A4

Description

"Jun-ichi Arai - l'enfant terrible of the Japanese textile industry is at the forefront of innovation in this arena and his creative contributions have been widely recognized around the world. His fabrics have forced viewers to become aware of subtle details in the materials especially when used by Japanese designers in the 1970s for their simple straight-cut monochrome silhouettes. The discovery of this 'Tokyo style' by Western haute couture stimulated a dramatic shift in how fabric was perceived in the West. The extraordinarily dynamic quality of the fabric used - heavily textured, matted, torn, or frayed - sparked a new appreciation for the expressive power inherent in fabric and a new respect for the artistry of textile designers, who have traditionally been overshadowed by the designers of fashion"--Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada, from text.

Context

Consists of 2 books in a mylar folder

Collection

Helen Romayne Cox Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Arai, Jun-ichi -- exhibitions, textile design -- Japan -- exhibitions, textile designers -- Japan

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Exhibition catalog

Book Details

Author

Jun-ichi Arai, Ken Suyama, Yoshiko Iwamoto Wada

Publisher

Takasaki City Museum

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Takasaki, Japan

Date Published

2003

Notes

Length: 2 volumes

Location

Shelf

Pamphlet Collection

Room

Library, Studio