Weaving Futures: Gainsborough
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: December 2016
Maker: Gainsborough Weaving Company
Dimensions:
420 × 310 mm (42 × 31 cm)
520 × 325 mm (52 × 32.5 cm)
690 × 340 mm (69 × 34 cm)
Medium: textile
Object number: T.2023.1200.CC.1-3
DescriptionThree woven pieces:
.1 grey shapes forming lines on yellow
.2 black shapes forming lines on blue
.3 rectangles on dark blue lines
Gainsborough looked at the TfL fabric archive and selected some of their favourite designs from the Gainsborough Archive that share the TfL design aesthetic. By combining the two archives to construct a single design, they connected TfL and Gainsborough as two companies working in parallel.
.1 grey shapes forming lines on yellow
.2 black shapes forming lines on blue
.3 rectangles on dark blue lines
Gainsborough looked at the TfL fabric archive and selected some of their favourite designs from the Gainsborough Archive that share the TfL design aesthetic. By combining the two archives to construct a single design, they connected TfL and Gainsborough as two companies working in parallel.