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Reiko Sudō
Textile Length, 'Origami Pleats' from 'Origami' Series1997

On view: Resnick PavilionTextile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO
Geometric pleated textile hanging in blush pink, white, and ice blue with chevron seam lines, tapering to moss-green gathers at the base beside a rolled burgundy fabric cylinder
Close-up of a textile or fabric sculpture with folded geometric panels in soft white, pale pink, and sage green, with dark seams outlining angular leaf-like forms.
Close-up of a sculptural form made from translucent green and cream fabric, shaped into overlapping leaf-like panels with rust-red edging, radiating upward from a central base.
Sculptural textile work composed of layered translucent fabric panels in sage green, dark teal, dusty rose, and gray-blue, folded and draped into angular geometric forms with red-stitched edges visible along the folds, against a white surface.
Close-up of a textile or mixed-media work with overlapping triangular panels in pale pink, dusty rose, and sage green, edged with narrow fabric or ribbon borders.
Close-up photograph of overlapping fabric panels in soft pink, blush, and cream tones, edged with sage green ribbon trim forming angular geometric shapes.
Pleated textile work with geometric fold pattern, partially unrolled from a dark burgundy and green coiled end; the unrolled section fans upward in translucent layers graduating from deep green at the base to pale pink and white, with sharp diagonal creases forming a repeating leaf-like structure.
Close-up of a sculptural textile work with folded, translucent fabric panels forming repeating diamond and triangular shapes in sage green, pale blue, and white, with thin reddish-brown seams at the edges.

Reiko Sudō, Hiroko Kobayashi, Mizue Okada, Nuno Corporation, Takekura Co., Ltd., Textile Length, 'Origami Pleats' from 'Origami' Series, 1997, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Tsao, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Reiko Sudō
Japan, born 1953
Designer
Hiroko Kobayashi
Japan, born 1960
Designer
Mizue Okada
Japan, born 1974
Design House
NUNO Corporation
Japan, Tokyo, founded 1984
In collaboration with
Takekura Co., Ltd.
Japan, Gunma Prefecture, Kiryū
Title
Textile Length, 'Origami Pleats' from 'Origami' Series
Date Made
1997
Medium
Polyester plain weave (organza), hand folded, vacuum-pressure, and heat-set pleats, heat-transfer print
Dimensions
225 1/2 x 37 3/4 in. (572.77 x 95.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Grace Tsao
Accession Number
M.2006.151.8
Classification
Textiles
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako. Textile Alchemy: The Art of Reiko Sudō & NUNO. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books-D.A.P., 2026.
Copyright
© NUNO Corporation