The Poetry of Materials

Plum Magazine

Janice Lourie's computer-driven loom transformed textile manufacturing. Photo courtesy of IBM

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Textile art, or as Anni Albers said, “the poetry of materials,” has had many lives. In the 40s, we loved fabric. 24 foot stage curtains. Men’s trousers up to their stomachs. Women dripping in silk, satin, taffeta. “Some styles used up to fifteen yards of fabric,” writes Karina Reddy of the 40s, a fashion writer who manages the Fashion History Timeline on the Fashion Institute’s web site. During a time...
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