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2015	We acquired this object. We photographed this object. Work on this object began.
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Textile, Aswan

This is a Textile. It was designed by David Adjaye and produced by Knoll Textiles. It is dated 2015 and we acquired it in 2015. Its medium is 49% viscose, 19% polyacrylic, 17% polyester, 15% linen and its technique is jacquard woven, digitally printed. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Aswan, an upholstery with a plush surface, combines the formal composition of Ewe strip-woven prestige cloths from Ghana with the soft color effects of digital printing to create something utterly new.

This object was donated by Knoll Textiles. It is credited Gift of Knoll Textiles.

A thin rectangular textile of a gradient brown color with a geometric pattern of small vibrantly-colored rectangles. Different muted tones of grey and brown comprise the border and the majority of the piece, giving the textile a gradient-like effect. Inside the border a series of vibrant blue, purple, coral, orange, and yellow rectangles repeat after every other brown-hued rectangle. Each vibrant color family comprises 2-3 consectuive rows and columns of their respective rectangles amongst the brown-hued rectangles.

Textile, Apollo, 1995
mercerized cotton double weave.
Gift of Richard Landis.
2018-15-6

A rectangular textile comprised of smaller brown, orange, blue, grey, and yellow-colored rectangles of various sizes The different sizes and varying shades of each rectangle create an overall wave-like 3-D effect in the textile, as if there were vertical strips of the textile that curved and protruded in a speed-bump fashion lengthwise in the piece.

Textile, Nines, 1995
mercerized cotton double weave.
Gift of Richard Landis.
2018-15-2

A long, narrow, rectangular weaving with a vertical line-oriented pattern in shades of tan, white, and blue. The weaving hangs from a small lacquered plank of wood. The texture of the weaving appears vertically ribbed. The pattern appears pixelated as the different widths of color blend together in a blurry illusion.

Textile, Blue + Gold, Full Warp, 1989
mercerized cotton double weave.
Richard Landis.
63.2017.14

Its dimensions are

Warp x Weft: 327.7 × 150.5 cm (10 ft. 9 in. × 59 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Textile, Aswan; Designed by David Adjaye (English, b. Tanzania 1966); Produced by Knoll Textiles (United States); 49% viscose, 19% polyacrylic, 17% polyester, 15% linen; Warp x Weft: 327.7 × 150.5 cm (10 ft. 9 in. × 59 1/4 in.); Gift of Knoll Textiles; 2015-30-2

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/euTci/
Accession Number 2015-30-2
Object ID 152749803