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Textile

Textile

Materials & Substrates Sculpture & Objects

A work consisting of natural or artificial fibers, often woven. Can refer to artist-created sculptures, hand-woven works, and industrially produced fabrics.

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Jelly Fish Fabric

Jelly Fish Fabric

Reiko Sudo

c. 1994

Wall Hanging (Woven in 1964 under Albers' supervision from the original design)

Wall Hanging (Woven in 1964 under Albers' supervision fro...

Anni Albers

1927

Prayer Rug

Prayer Rug

Sheila Hicks

1965

Rainbow Flag

Rainbow Flag

Gilbert Baker

1978

Dark River

Dark River

Lenore Tawney

1962

Ovals textile

Ovals textile

Joel Robinson

c. 1951

Yakshi

Yakshi

Mrinalini Mukherjee

1984

Tied to the Other Side

Tied to the Other Side

Otobong Nkanga

2021

Texture II Drapery Fabric

Hugo Dreyfuss

c. 1952

Abacus (Furnishing fabric)

Abacus (Furnishing fabric)

Paul Rand

c.1946

Cadence

Emily Belding

c. 1955

Rain Drapery Fabric

Alexander Girard

1953

Weaving

Moik Schiele

Before 1977

Rain (furnishing fabric)

Alexander Girard

1953

Harlequin Printed Fabric

S.M. Hexter Company

c. 1955

Enkavent Radon Control Matting

Enkavent Radon Control Matting

Akzo Nobel Geosynthetics Company, Asheville, NC

c. 1985

Drapery fabric (461)

Drapery fabric (461)

Konwiser Inc., New York, NY

Before 1955

464 Linen

Konwiser Inc., New York, NY

c. 1955

Circles

Circles

Alexander Girard

1951

Basics (Drapery fabric)

Basics (Drapery fabric)

Martin

c. 1953

Belding Blocks (Casement cloth)

Belding Blocks (Casement cloth)

Emily Belding

c. 1954

Dot Dash Dot sheer fabric

Dot Dash Dot sheer fabric

Herbert Bayer

c. 1952

Landlok Erosion Mat

Landlok Erosion Mat

Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN

1990

Spacer Fabric for Athletic Shoes

Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN

1986

Leggera Side Chair (model 646)

Gio Ponti

1951

Spalter Electric Vacuum Cleaner

Spalter Electric Vacuum Cleaner

Achille Castiglioni

1956

Pyramat Erosion Mat

Pyramat Erosion Mat

Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN

1992

Soriana Lounge Chair

Afra Scarpa

1970

Bogk House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Rug design)

Bogk House, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Rug design)

Frank Lloyd Wright

1916–1917

Stool (model B37)

Stool (model B37)

Marcel Breuer

1932

Tube Chair of Nesting and Combinable Elements

Tube Chair of Nesting and Combinable Elements

Joe Colombo

1969–1970

Border Riff #3 Sheer Fabric

Border Riff #3 Sheer Fabric

Ross Littell

c. 1948

Center for Applied Computer Research project, Las Promesa...

Emilio Ambasz

1975