Clarence House: The Art of the Textile

Good for fiber history and color stories

love the colorful pics in this book!

I adore this book I found it very moving and honest, a story with pictures, and oh what pictures. It is informative and focused on the history of Clarence House and Kazumi's journey of discovery and development. How he has transformed his artistic revelations and reactions into pure inspiration. His innate talent shines through as an integral part of the story. I enjoy the process of how he learned the necessary technical elements of his craft. This adds depth and authority. I found it very personal. It has a fearless alchemy that is transformative. Written with Sabine Rothman Kazumi's voice shines. It is a compelling story that holds together with an evocative narrative.Kazumi is a dazzling artist and an expert, he conveys an energy and creative spark to his readers which will encourage them to look at his fabrics with authority. Even established designers will be transformed and find fresh inspiration in these pages. The text embodies a smiling challenge; he is encouraging and requiring designers to be bold, modern and creative by collaborating with him in turn. This is marvelous.The language is delightful a "blowsy peony" Chinoiserie described as Creating a "lively chaos then taming it", this is great fun.the book is beautifully designed with simple design solutions like the typography, using Serif-bold titles, and sans-serif for the text. It is elegant, and easy to read. The text pages are very effective with lots of breathing space, they are a counter point to the opulent textures and patterns of the luscious photographs and fabrics. It is a book to own and treasure.