2008 The Language of Fibres. The Moravian Tapestry Manufactory, 1898–1938

Řeč vláken [The Language of Fibres]: The Moravian Tapestry Manufactory, 1898–1938. Opava: Silesian Museum, 2008. 4to. 101 pp. Original hardcover with removable pictorial dust jacket. Text in Czech and English. Extensively illustrated throughout with color reproductions of original carpet and tapestry designs, finished textiles, archival photographs, and historical documents. VG condition.Exhibition catalogue documenting the history of the Moravian Tapestry Manufactory, founded in Valašské Meziříčí in 1898, and its contribution to Czech textile design during the first four decades of the twentieth century. Particular attention is given to the development of modern carpet design and the relationship between traditional textile production, the decorative arts, and the emergence of geometric abstraction.Includes reproductions of original designs and completed carpets by Ladislav Sutnar, Stanislav Luscina, Emanuel K. Pelant, Josef Místecký, and others. Of particular interest are Sutnar's early carpet designs, which demonstrate his application of geometric composition and color to textile production, alongside examples of modernist carpet design from the interwar period. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague commemorating the 110th anniversary of the manufactory's founding. A useful reference for collectors and researchers of Czech modernism, interwar design, and twentieth-century applied arts.