Delicious Textiles … Selvedge Magazine
K. at work turned me on to this visual feast of a magazine focused on textiles in interior design. One standout was the work of Japanese textile artist/ textile and color historian, Sachio Yoshioka. As a student of design and history, I’m completely smitten with the idea of a color historian.* Not to mention Yoshioka designs lipstick for Chanel. Glamorous! As A. at school would say — I have a crush on Mr. Yoshioka.
I love discovering new magazines, esp. international ones full of fresh images like these. My mother dyes clothes/fabric all the time much to my awe and, when I was younger, actually had a number of Japanese influenced books from the 1960s on the subject. Funny how everything old is new again. I especially like the colors on the image in the far left: so soft, vibrant and full of life.
* If you’re interested in the history of color, check out Color: A Natural History of the Palette by Victoria Finley. I was enthralled as she traced the history of various colors around the world.
