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Zoe Hendon: New book about Wallpaper
Wallpaper has been the backdrop to our homes for hundreds of years Wallpaper can make a home feel modern or traditional, and is one of the easiest ways to express personal taste. It has also had an important part to play in British homes, reflecting technological, economic and social change. Whether or not you have wallpaper […]
Cecilia Hughes: Katagami Stencils
Staring at the stencil, layers of a mind-warping visual unfold. The katagami cutout, housed in the Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture (MODA), at first glance seems an abstract optical illusion, its two-toned linear patterns almost moving on the surface. On closer observation, individual sparrows, each unique, emerge from the background. This Japanese stencil dates […]
Loan: ‘Enid Marx: Print, Pattern and Popular Art’ at The House of Illustration (2018)
MoDA lends items to an exhibition at the House of Illustration in 2018 on textile designer, illustrator and printmaker Enid Marx (1902-1998).
Caroline Collinge: ‘Waves’ dance performance film
Designer-maker Caroline Collinge was one of the participants in our Katagami in Practice project. Inspired by Japanese paper stencils used within traditional textile printing of kimonos, Caroline’s film Waves draws on the rich textile culture of Japan and the traditional art of paper folding ‘origami’. The title of the piece was suggested by the water and wave […]
Symposium: Japonisme in Design Practice
This symposium was part of the conclusion to the MoDA’s Arts Council England funded research project, Katagami in Practice: Japanese Stencils in the Art School.
Drawing Thoughts, Deconstructing Patterns
How a workshop used drawing as a means of exploring the Japanese stencils, or katagami, from MoDA’s collection
Deborah Sugg Ryan: the age of affordable suburbia
Deborah Sugg Ryan has drawn extensively on MoDA’s holdings for her new book Ideal Homes 1918-39: Domestic design and suburban modernism, which will be published by Manchester University Press in March 2018. In this extract from the book she discusses the home of Ronald and Miriam Kingham, which is documented in MoDA’s collection. Ronald and […]
Deborah Sugg Ryan: TV historian publishes new book
You may have seen Professor Deborah Sugg Ryan recently on the BBC2 programme A House Through Time. Deborah appears on the programme and also acted as consultant to the series. She is Professor of Design History and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries at University of Portsmouth. In addition to her TV work, […]
Mamiko Markham: Katagami Findings
What have we found out about the historic background to MoDA's katagami stencils?
Sarah Kadrnka: illustrations with watercolour
Sarah Kadrnka, a BA Illustration student, chose two watercolours by Silver Studio designer, Winifred Mold, as the theme of her video. “I chose my objects because I really loved the composition and style of the pieces. Being an avid watercolour user myself, I was drawn to Winifred Mold’s pieces. I found this project fun. I enjoyed […]