3.2 Notes on the Text
The notes and comments within the publication do not intend to be exhaustive, but rather to provide the reader with explanations and contextual details about those areas of the text most relevant to textile design.
The notes are intended to provide clarity where possible and are meant to assist with reading and comprehension. Where it was possible, I have used the gender-neutral pronoun "he/his" in order to make text more accessible to readers from both genders. I have also used the pronoun "she/her" where it would not affect the meaning of the text.
3.3 The Text Structure
The text consists of one text block, an introductory section and four chapters.
3.3.1 The Text Block
The text begins with a few introductory words by Bruce Duffy, followed by a biography of the designer, in which Bruce Duffy writes about Hans van de Velde (1925-1940). He then explains the use of the word “textiles” in this chapter and contrasts it with “textile”, “woven” and “fabric”, noting that the term “textiles” has been used to describe all sorts of objects, like clothing, shoes, household textiles, curtains, rugs and drapery.
3.3.2 Introduction by Bruce Duffy
Bruce Duffy writes that the study of textiles is perhaps the most important area of design today. He writes that designers are needed to help us understand how to make the human body beautiful, adapt the use of textiles for interior spaces, understand the nature and importance of the environment, the resources that are available, and the laws which govern them, and explore new areas of design, like the use of textiles for the home, costume, fashion and textile design.
He continues by highlighting the importance of studying the influence of textiles on our culture and economy, noting that textiles are objects of consumption, an essential part of our life, and are the driving force behind economic prosperity. He writes that over the last four hundred years, the world has experienced a “textiles revolution”.
3.3.3 Hans van de Velde Biography
Bruce Duffy’s writing on Hans van de Velde begins with the well-known statement that, “Hans van de Velde was the father of the graphic textile pattern”. Duffy quotes the designer
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