South-East Asian textiles reading list
Adams, Marie Jeanne, System and Meaning in East Sumba Textile Design: A Study in Traditional Indonesian Art, Cultural Report Series, no.16, New Haven, 1969
Cheesman, P., Lao Textiles, Bangkok, 1988
Conway, Susan, Thai Textiles, London, British Museum Publications, 1991
Gillow, John, Traditional Indonesian Textiles, London, Thames & Hudson, 1992
Gittinger, M., Splendid Symbols: Textiles and Tradition in Indonesia, Washington, Textile Museum, 1979
Guy, J., Sarasa and Patola: Indian Textiles in Indonesia, Orientations, vol.20, no.1, January 1989, pp.48-60
Haddon, A.C. and Start, L.E., Iban or Sea Dayak Fabrics and their Patterns, Cambridge, 1936, repr. 1982
Hitchcock, Michael, Indonesian Textiles, London, British Museum Publications, 1992
Irwin, J. and Murphy, V., Batiks, London, 1969
Kahlenberg, M.H. (ed.), Textile Traditions of Indonesia, Los Angeles, 1977
Langewis, Laurens and Wagner, Frits, Decorative Art in Indonesian Textiles, Amsterdam, 1964
Larsen, J.L., The Dyer's Art, New York, 1976
Lu, S. F., Handwoven Textiles of S.E. Asia, Singapore, 1988
Maxwell, R.J. Textiles of South-East Asia, Tradition, Trade and Transformation, Oxford University Press, 1990
McCabe Elliott, I., Batik: Fabled Cloth of Java, New York
Ramseyer, V., The Art and Culture of Bali, Oxford, 1977
Spertus, A. and Holmgren, J., Early Indonesian Textiles from Three Island Cultures, New York, 1989
Steinmann, Alfred, The Art of Batik' and 'Batik Work: Its Origin and Spread, Ciba Review, 58, 1947
Steinmann, Alfred, Batik; A Survey of Batik Design, Leigh-on-Sea, 1958
Warming, W. and Gaworski, M., The World of Indonesian Textiles, London, 1981
British Design 1948–2012: Innovation in the Modern Age
31 March–12 August 2012
Showcasing over 300 British design objects, this exhibition celebrates the best of British post-war art and design from the 1948 ‘Austerity Games' to the summer of 2012.
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British Asian Style: Fashion and Textiles, Past and Present
The influence of South Asian styles on British fashion and dress
Buy nowEvent - Fire, Earth and Water: East Asian Pottery and Porcelain
Tue 23 April 2013 10:30

SHORT COURSE: Explore the fascinating ceramic traditions of East Asia, focusing on the key regions of China, Korea
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