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Design for a rug

This is a small design for a rug by Arhur Silver for the Silver Studio in 1892.

The Peacock Feather Filling

A grass paper wallcovering featuring a design of peacock feathers, designed by Arthur Silver and manufactured by Rottmann-Silver in around 1895.

Peacock feather sketch

A sketch of symmetrical overlapping peacock feathers with the central, large feather coloured in gold green and blue, and the eye part in mauve, orange, green and blue.

(2007) Funded Conservation: Japanese materials

A grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation helped to improve our knowledge of the Japanese items in our collections.

Digital: Digital Platforms to Enable Learning – Figshare

How MoDA has been exploring the use of digital platforms like Figshare to open up learning processes

Sheet of mulberry bark paper with three small cut out shapes – a triangle and three circles with scalloped edges

How might natural dyes offer a sustainable alternative to the synthetic dye industry? Ana Baeza, MoDA's Curator, talks with three textile practitioners about their work with natural dyes, inspired by MoDA's collections. They discuss issues of sustainability and environmental activism.

Japanese Design

The majority of MoDA's collections relate to the design and decoration of so-called 'ordinary' British homes. So it might seem strange that we also have material that originates from Japan. But Arthur Silver (1853-96), founder of the Silver Studio, had an avid interest in Japanese art and design, and the Silver Studio Collection includes many things that belonged to him.