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| Morris & Co: The World of William Morris
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| Thursday, May 01, 2008
Christchurch Art Gallery, in New Zealand, pays tribute to William Morris (1834-1896) in the exhibition ‘Morris & Co: The World of William Morris’, which runs until 29 June 2008. Drawn from the extensive collections at the Art Gallery of South Australia, this is the first major exhibition of Morris & Co. designs, textiles and furnishings ever to be seen in New Zealand.
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| IMAGE DETAILS
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| Lily carpet (fragment), c.1900, Wilton, woven wool
104.5 x 200.0 cm
Morris & Company, London, Britain, 1861-1940
William Morris, designer, Britain, 1834-1896
Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, Wilton, Wiltshire, manufacturer.
Acquired 1993
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
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| ‘Blue’ at the Textile Museum, Washington
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| Thursday, May 01, 2008
Jenny Balfour-Paul reports from Washington DC: “Next time you pull on your jeans, recall their humble origins and their adventuresome history”, proclaims the first label in ‘Blue’, the Textile Museum’s excellent current exhibition of indigo-blue textiles (until 18 September 2008). The introductory exhibits are, of course, ‘Levis’. Despite the age gap, the latest trendy eco jeans, with recycled buttons and rivets, are just like the 1890s’ pair; and both were dyed with natural indigo.
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| Robbery at Dinolevi Antiques
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| Thursday, May 01, 2008
On 28 March 2008, burglars broke into Dinolevi Antiques, in Florence, and stole four tapestries, two rugs and the gallery’s tapestry catalogue.
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| In and Out of the Salone
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| Friday, April 25, 2008
Nunzio Crisa reports: The Milan ‘Salone del Mobile’ is quite a serious thing. With an exhibition area of 150,000 square metres where 1,300 companies offer furniture and furnishing items, it attracts more than 300,000 visitors each year, most of which are professionals.
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; "Image: Lily carpet (fragment), c.1900, Wilton, woven wool
104.5 x 200.0 cm
Morris & Company, London, Britain, 1861-1940
William Morris, designer, Britain, 1834-1896
Wilton Royal Carpet Factory, Wilton, Wiltshire, manufacturer.
Acquired 1993
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide")
; "Image: Hiroyuki Shindo, Shindigo Space 07 (detail), 2006. 'Shindigo shibori'-dyed cotton and hemp and Shindigo balls (polystyrene wrapped with hemp and dip-dyed). Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Joel Chester Fildes")
; "Image: ’The Story of David and Bathsheba’, Flemish, 2.59 x 2.30m (8’6” x 7’6”), 16th century.")
; "Image: ‘World’ carpet at the Cappellini showroom")
