Fashioning the object : Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund / Zoe Ryan.

By:

Ryan, Zoë

Contributor(s):

Art Institute of Chicago

Material type: Text

TextSeries: A+D seriesEdition: First editionDescription: 96 pages : some color illustrations ; 22 cmISBN:

9780300179743
030017974X

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

746.9 RYA

Summary: The newest volume in the Art Institute of Chicago\'s successful A+D series, Fashioning the Object invites readers to visit three of the most visionary design studios at work today: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund. Fiercely independent and far-reaching in their influences, these young designers from Berlin, London, Paris, and Stockholm are producing fashion objects that straddle the line between traditional craft and cutting-edge technique, both in their use of materials and in the promotion of their brands. Zoë Ryan establishes the context for understanding the exciting departures these design houses represent, as the young creators draw inspiration from an array of other disciplines, including architecture, performance, film, and fine art. From Bless\'s numbered editions, to Boudicca\'s graffiti-can perfume, to Backlund\'s ready-to-wear pieces of knitted copper, these designers adapt storied objects to new uses and break old conventions, promulgating their ideas in playful, groundbreaking ways-- Provided by publisher.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	746.9 RYA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100622886

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The newest volume in the Art Institute of Chicago's successful A+D series, Fashioning the Object invites readers to visit three of the most visionary design studios at work today: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund. Fiercely independent and far-reaching in their influences, these young designers from Berlin, London, Paris, and Stockholm are producing fashion objects that straddle the line between traditional craft and cutting-edge technique, both in their use of materials and in the promotion of their brands.

Zoë Ryan establishes the context for understanding the exciting departures these design houses represent, as the young creators draw inspiration from an array of other disciplines, including architecture, performance, film, and fine art. From Bless's numbered editions, to Boudicca's graffiti-can perfume, to Backlund's ready-to-wear pieces of knitted copper, these designers adapt storied objects to new uses and break old conventions, promulgating their ideas in playful, groundbreaking ways.

Fashioning the Object: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title organized by and presented at the Art Institute of Chicago from April 14 to September 3, 2012.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-95).

The newest volume in the Art Institute of Chicago\'s successful A+D series, Fashioning the Object invites readers to visit three of the most visionary design studios at work today: Bless, Boudicca, and Sandra Backlund. Fiercely independent and far-reaching in their influences, these young designers from Berlin, London, Paris, and Stockholm are producing fashion objects that straddle the line between traditional craft and cutting-edge technique, both in their use of materials and in the promotion of their brands. Zoë Ryan establishes the context for understanding the exciting departures these design houses represent, as the young creators draw inspiration from an array of other disciplines, including architecture, performance, film, and fine art. From Bless\'s numbered editions, to Boudicca\'s graffiti-can perfume, to Backlund\'s ready-to-wear pieces of knitted copper, these designers adapt storied objects to new uses and break old conventions, promulgating their ideas in playful, groundbreaking ways-- Provided by publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Zoë Ryan is the Art Institute of Chicago's Chair and John H. Bryan Curator of Architecture and Design. Her previous books include Bertrand Goldberg: Architecture of Invention ; Hyperlinks ; Graphic Thought Facility ; and Konstantin Grcic (all Yale).