Andrew Martin Andrew Martin Threads Of Colour Book

By Martin Waller, Dominic Bradbury and Jamie Marshall

Textiles define civilisations as much as architecture, religionor language. From the morning of time, man has judged his fellowman by the fabrics he uses to dress himself and his home. Chinesesilks, English flannel, Scots tartans, Hawaiian shirts, Indiansaris all immediately identify a time and a place. In 4th centuryImperial Rome, only the Emperor himself could wear purple and themanufacture of purple outside the royal dye works was a capitalcrime. Today we enjoy easy access to hundreds of textiles inhundreds of colours. This is an exhilarating luxury, asinconceivable for almost all man's existence as space travel was.It is a privilege we should cherish. In this book, Jamie Marshall'sphotographs capture not only the world's wondrous obsession withtextiles and colours but also a flavour of what captivatesdesigners - the joyous appeal of distant cultures and farawaylands.