Kvadrat Launches Technicolour by Peter Saville
Technicolour, a craft-orientated, sculptural collection by Peter Saville, visually and haptically translates the industrial processes in textile production. The collection’s name relates to the spectrum of colours commonly used to mark flocks of sheep – bold hues that are spectacularly incongruous in pastoral settings. The collection comprises an upholstery textile, two curtains and three rugs.
Controlled accidents and traces of the reality of nature are expressed throughout the collection. As the narrative arcs from agricultural to industrial, it reminds us that nature is not just a place to visit – it’s our home too.
Technicolour journeys from coarse to fine. The upholstery textile Fleck, and two of the rugs are crafted from wool, which is naturally coarse. The curtains in the collection are woven from smooth, subtly iridescent Trevira CS. While the curtains are woven with the same yarn, they each have distinctively individual personalities due to their different constructions. Flux is more densely woven and less outspoken than Fade.
Like the textiles in the collection, the Technicolour rugs, which are handwoven or robot tufted, explore intersections between colour, texture, agriculture, and industry. They each examine different dimensions of the collection concept: Flock takes a more pastoral perspective; Fleece is more urban, while Field takes an industrial approach to colour and colour gradations.
Technicolour reflects that, for many years, Peter Saville has been intrigued by the increasing use of seemingly random colours for the markings of grazing sheep in the landscape. He has likened this to rural graffiti.
“I am excited by how the collection brings the industry of the land, in raw form, into the living environment. The collection elements offer an experience of texture and colour, ranging from the expressionistic to the subliminal.”
— Peter Saville
About Peter Saville Peter Saville exists in a territory of his own. His practice occupies a space between art and design, and his unparalleled approach has resulted in a unique contribution to culture. This hybrid position came into being partly through the unprecedented autonomy afforded to him, aged 22, as co-founder and art director of the legendary independent UK label Factory Records.