Indigo: The Color That Changed the World: the colour that changed the world

Legrand, Catherine

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 050051660X ISBN 13: 9780500516607

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2013

Gloriously pieced together, much like the fine garments it portrays, this colorful book takes the reader on an international tour of indigo-colored textiles, presenting a huge swathe of remarkable clothing, people, and fabric. Catherine Legrand has spent more than twenty years traveling and researching the subject, and she has a deep knowledge of the ancient techniques, patterns, and clothing traditions that characterize ethnic textile design.The book explores the production of indigo textiles throughout America, China, India, Africa, Central Asia, Japan, Laos, and Vietnam. It features more than 500 color photographs and is completed by specially commissioned drawings that provide close-ups of patterns and cloths.

Recensione:

A focus on this infamous dye sends Legrand on a tour of textile practices around the world. With beautiful photography and drawings we get to know traditions like Japanese shibori and Rajasthani block printing. --Crafts

Presents a beautiful synergy between the visual ad cultural ... Hundreds of glorious
photographs and drawings open up a world of pattern and technique, visiting those places where the ancient blue-dye traditions still survive and where indigo is the fabric of everyday life --Embroidery

Product Description:

Book by Legrand Catherine