Published in conjunction with and exhibition at Fashion and Textile Museum, London, UK (23.09.2022 - 12.03.2023). Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The artist's eye / Dennis Nothdruft -- King of colour / Zandra Rhodes -- The tangible and the intangible / Sarah Campbell -- A continuous connection / NJ Stevenson -- A deep connection / Janet Lipkin -- Kaffe Fassett: making colour an art form / Suzy Menkes -- The carnival of creative collaborations / Mary Schoeser -- A wild ride / Hugh Ehrman -- Kaffe Fassett and Designers Guild / Tricia Guild -- Through a lens: 30 years of photography with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably / Debbie Patterson -- In conversation: Dennis Nothduft with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably -- Kaffe Fassett exhibitions -- Kaffe Fassett publications.
Summary:
"Kaffe Fassett (b. 1937) is one of the most recognized names in contemporary craft and design with work encompassing knitting, needlepoint, quilting, textile design, mosaic, painting, and drawing. Fassett's sense of color and pattern has inspired makers around the world; his early successes include knitwear designs for fashion designers such as Bill Gibb and Missoni, and in more recent years he has collaborated with the luxury fashion house Coach. His inimitable eye can translate the most everyday of details into the basis for one of his colorful, sophisticated, maximalist designs. This book explores Fassett's career and work in context for the first time, highlighting and widening the scope of his output over more than five decades. Drawing on original artworks, photographs, and archival material, it illuminates the work of this distinctive, influential artist and designer. Essays from design and fashion historians sit alongside striking visual material and insightful interviews with Fassett that provide additional context about this prolific artist."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.