In two recent posts I mentioned the possibility of creating infinity through the use of colours and patterns.
These two elements are perfectly combined in tapestries, artworks in which beautiful scenery and the illusion of infinity are recreated by skilled craftspeople.
The Gobelins tapestry and the Beauvais manufacture are among the most important French tapestry workshops established under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the finance minister of Louis XIV.
While the Manufactures des Gobelins produced tapestries for the royal residences and supplied throughout the centuries the court of Louis XIV and of many other monarchs all over Europe, the manufacture at Beauvais, specialised in low-warp tapestry weaving and later on in high-warp tapestry as well, always remained a private enterprise.
These factories produced throughout the centuries masterpieces such as “The Colossus of Rhodes”, “The Triumph of Alexander”, “Parnassus” or “Triumph of Minerva” (Gobelins). Among Beauvais' most important pieces there is a series designed by artist François Boucher (the "Boucher-Beauvais" suites) that also include the Fêtes Italiennes, a set of village festivals in a rococo style evoking Italian atmospheres.
Italian designer Roberta Redaelli combined two inspirations - tapestries and the court - in her Autumn/Winter 2012-13 collection. Moving from refined court ladies (the title of the collection is "Les Favourites du Roy") she incorporated in some of her designs the motifs and elements of the Beauvais tapestries.
While the main inspirations may be a bit too rococo, the collection is actually made with high tech materials: the manufacturing process behind some of the garments make sure the latter are repellent to water and to liquids of various nature, while the fabrics preserve softness to the touch and breathability.
Redaelli, who is into bio-medicine and patented the Dinami-Tecs process that allows to produce a textile that has all the characteristics of a knitted piece, also created last year a collection using bioceramic yarns.
This yarn can reproduce the FIR (Far Infrared Rays) emitted by the sun; these are a type of electromagnetic waves of short length capable of penetrating to a depth of 4-5 cm and vibrate at the same frequency of the human organism. As shown by some research studies, the FIR provide a contribution to the growth and development and facilitate the removal of toxins from the tissues. Looking forward to seeing further experiments suspended between bio-medicine and fashion.
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Absolutely another huge improvement in fashion, high-tech is not something that I have foreseen in the world of fashion, so it's another huge opportunity that you can give credit to the designers and science itself. Just when you think that you've seen it all, then they come up with this thing right here.
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