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Textiles and Design

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This collection set has been designed for those studying HSC Textiles and Design. It can be used as a resource for design research and idea development when producing the portfolio for the major textiles project. The objects included in this set have been chosen for their creative styling, use of innovative textile manufacturing and craftsmanship.

Objects in this Set

2018/41/1 Evening dress, silk / metallic bullion work / acetate / diamantes, designed by Alexander McQueen, Great Britain, made in Italy, Angels and Demons collection, Autumn / Winter 2010
On Display

Evening dress by Alexander McQueen, Angels and Demons collection

2019/10/1 Sofa, 'The Seat of Love and Hate', embroidered silk / gilded wood, fabric designed by eX de Medici, photography and digitization by Rob Little, fabric digitally printed by Think + Positive, embroidered by Sharon Peoples, restoration and upholstery by Azzopardi and Hancock Upholsterers, Can

The Seat of Love and Hate by eX de Medici

A8705 Waistcoat, mens, silver tissue woven with tiny strawberry-like motifs / spangles / gold metallic thread, maker unknown, [England or France, c. 1770]

Waistcoat

90/814 Ensemble, mens, 'New Age Business Suit', designed and made by Peter Tully, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1988-1989

'New Age Business Suit' mens ensemble by Peter Tully

2018/36/1 Sculpture, 'Enlightenment', cotton webbing / timber cane / goose feathers / cotton and wool thread, designed and made by Grace Lillian Lee, Cairns, Australia, 2017. Image: Bangarra Dance Theatre dancer Luke Currie Richardson modelling Grace Lillian Lee's Enlightenment.

'Enlightenment' body sculpture 2017 by Grace Lillian Lee (Modellled by Bangarra Dance Theatre dancer Luke Currie Richardson)

90/656 Outfit, womens, 'Black Banksia', silk taffeta / silk satin, Linda Jackson, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1986
On Display

'Black Banksia' outfit by Linda Jackson

2002/86/1 Shirt, mens, 'Shiro Kuro', fused fibre fabric with machine embroidered lace border / unprocessed silk fibre and rayon thread, Anne Farren, Western Australia, 2001

'Shiro Kuro' shirt by Anne Farren

2019/18/69 Dress, womens, silk damask kimono lining, designed by Akira Isogawa, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 2008

Dress of silk damask kimono lining by Akira Isogawa

99/6/17 Dress, womens, 'Wattle', mohair, designed by Jenny Kee, Australia, 1977

'Wattle' dress by Jenny Kee

A9432 Textile piece, tapestry, cotton/wool (Huari Culture/Chancay Culture), Peru, South America, pre-Columbian, 1000-1400 AD.

Tapestry

85/2801 Open robe, floral pattern, white silk brocade, maker unknown, England, c 1760

Open robe of silk brocade

2003/176/5 Fabric length, satin weave ikat (atlas), silk, maker unknown, Ferghana Valley, Uzbekistan, 1995-1999

Textile from the Ferghana Valley

94/120/5 Dress, 'Serpent', lycra, Bronwyn Bancroft/Designer Aboriginals, Sydney, 1987

'Serpent' dress by Bronwyn Bancroft

86/289 Textile length, printed and painted silk, Rococo style, maker unknown, Italy, c. 1730
On Display

Rococo furnishing textile, Italy

97/92/8-9 Corset, 'Daydream Corset', textile / metal, part of shop stock, haberdashery, Wong family, Australia, c.1890-1920.
On Display

'Daydream Corset' stock from the Wong family store

2016/41/1 Dress and 'Aero' shoes, 'Lucid' collection, Autumn/Winter 2016-17, acrylic/ plasticised poly vinyl chloride tubing/ cotton/ cupro, designed and made by Iris van Herpen, The Netherlands with collaborating artist Philip Beesley, Canada; leather/ wood/ paint/ acrylic ('Aero' shoes) designed b

Dress and 'Aero' shoes, 'Lucid' collection

A5335 Lace panel, 'Judith and Holofernes', needle lace, linen / silk / human hair, maker unknown, England, mid 1600s
On Display

'Judith and Holofernes' lace panel

2016/29/1 Dress, Kinematics Petals Dress II, selective laser sintered nylon tessellated triangular panels from 3D scan, designed and made by Nervous System Inc, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States of America, 2016

Kinematics Petals Dress II by Nervous System Inc.

94/276/1 Jacket, 'Dinosaur', silk, Issey Miyake Inc, Japan, 1991

'Dinosaur' jacket by Issey Miyake Inc.