Patterns, Costumes & Stencils – Chant Avedissian africa Featuring anecdotes and fascinating historical

Featuring anecdotes and fascinating historical facts

Bahia Shehab and Haytham Nawar chart the development of design in the region

Gillian Vogelsang-Eastwood is Director of the Textile Research Centre

Inspired by science fiction writer

Natural dye practices aim to combat the overuse of harsh chemical materials in the fashion and textile industries

Patterns, Costumes & Stencils – Chant Avedissian africa Featuring anecdotes and fascinating historicalPatterns, Costumes & Stencils is a reflection of the diverse peoples, cultures, and traditions that have influenced Chant Avedissian's work, from the colorful textiles of Rajasthan and the glazed bricks of Samarkand to Egyptian magazine covers from the 1960s. Avedissian is an artist who continues to provoke through his iconoclastic images that probe ideas of consumerism, art and propaganda, creativity and copyright, and tradition and modernity.