Stanley Marcus

Jack Lenor Larsen

Jerrie Marcus Smith

Oscar De La Renta

The Photographs of Stanley Marcus

Reflection of a Man

Alfred Bühler

This luxurious volume is the first to focus exclusively on resist dyeing as an art form. It brings together superb examples from cultures on every continent, and includes the work of many contemporary artist-craftsmen. The extraordinary story of the discovery, development, trade, and importance of these age-old techniques is sensitively told, with keen insights into the relationship of historic and tribal styles to the achievements of the modern dyer. Sumptuously illustrated throughout - including 90 magnificent full-color photographs - the book is literally a museum of the dyer's art throughout the ages. Many of the hundreds of photographs - including those of the world's oldest extant resistdyed fabric - are published here for the first time. The authors present resist dyeing in its many ramifications, with full discussion and documentation of ikat (fabrics woven from resist-dyed fabrics), plangi (tie-dye, fold-dye, and stitch-dye fabrics), and batik (fabrics patterned by the application of liquefied wax, paste, starch or other substances to resist dye). Displayed are the classic batiks of Java, West Africa and the Congo, along with the great ikats of Turkistan, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, and many others. Although history, style, and technique are thoroughly analyzed, the emphasis is always on aesthetics and ingenuity.

Ikat, Batik, Plangi

The Dyer's Art

A fabric designer surveys the contemporary textile scene, reviewing developments, applications, and new trends

Living with Luxurious Fabrics

Material Wealth

Richard Meier

Glenn Adamson

Sheila Hicks

David Watkins

Joseph Giovanni

- The Grotta House was designed by star architect Richard Meier- Excellent private collection of ceramics, jewelry, wood and fiber- An ambitious project fusing art and architectureA 'vessel for living' - such were the words Glenn Adamson used to describe this remarkable residence. Richard Meier designed the Grotta home to house Sandra and Louis Grotta's collection of contemporary studio jewelry and significant works in wood, ceramic and fibre. The building was conceived around the collection, framing the objects within the open architecture, which comprises an equal blend of glass and concrete. Nature, visible from many vantage points, plays an essential supporting role. The Grotta Home by Richard Meier: A Marriage of Architecture and Craft is rich in photographs of the collection and provides impressive insights into this exceptionally personal project. The accompanying essays afford the reader a greater sense of how the Grottas have not simply acquired art, but have immersed themselves in it.

A Marriage of Architecture and Craft

The Grotta Home by Richard Meier

Jack Lenor Larsen

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