Stephen Ellcock’s Book of Textiles: The Karun Thakar Collection

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• For the first time, social-media art-curator sensation Stephen Ellcock turns his hand to textiles and fashion

• Lavishly illustrated with many previously unseen images from Karun Thakar’s distinguished textile collection

• Designed to appeal to anybody with an interest in art and visual culture, as well as textile experts and enthusiasts

• An illuminating journey into the splendours of nature and the infinite entanglements of the human condition

• Published in collaboration with Hali, the world’s leading textile publisher

Book of Textiles is a unique collaboration between bestselling author Stephen Ellcock and textile expert Karun Thakar. Together, they share an inspiring vision of the world through the medium of textiles, leading the reader on a journey into the splendours of nature and the infinite complexities of the human condition. A social-media sensation, Ellcock is widely known for his online curation of artworks, while Thakar owns one of the world’s most important and varied textile collections. Through a spellbinding selection of more than 200 of the most significant, extraordinary and distinctive pieces in Thakar’s collection, these pages cover everything from fashion, costume and adornment to pattern and design, rituals and magic, pure abstractio n and the sublime. Combining Ellcock’s singular vision with Thakar’s expert eye, Book of Textiles is a ground-breaking compendium of wonders and a must-read for anybody with an interest in art and visual culture, as well as textile devotees, experts and enthusiasts.

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ACC Art Books is one of the world’s leading publishers and distributors of books on the arts and visual culture.

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Our own publications represent more than 50 years of innovation, including collaborations with some of the world’s foremost artists, fashion designers, architects and photographers. We began in 1966 by developing essential reference works on the decorative arts, many of which remain in print as the standard texts in their fields.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Acc Art Books (October 21, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1788842499
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1788842495
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.15 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.28 x 0.98 x 8.54 inches
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