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Starry Indigo

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    Object Details

    Designer

    Hosoo Co., Ltd.
    OeO, Denmark, est. 2003

    Description

    Multiple shades of indigo-dyed threads and silver paper are woven in a seemingly random pattern to create the illusion of a night sky.

    Credit Line

    Gift of Hosoo Co., Ltd.

    Date

    2014

    Accession Number

    2015-46-1

    Restrictions & Rights

    Usage conditions apply

    Copyright Notice

    © 2015 Hosoo Co., Ltd.

    Type

    woven textiles

    Object Name

    Textile

    Type

    Textile

    Medium

    Medium: silk (88%), silver foil over washi paper (8%), polyester (4%) Technique: twill weave with continuous supplementary weft; indigo-dyed weft threads

    Dimensions

    H x W: 309.2 × 152.4 cm (10 ft. 1 3/4 in. × 60 in.)

    made in

    Japan

    See more items in

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
    Textiles Department

    Data Source

    Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

    Metadata Usage

    Not determined

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47f90b763-5971-4b08-8ac9-779897818309

    Record ID

    chndm_2015-46-1

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