Vlisco | People | Collection of Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

We have 33 objects involving Vlisco

Center rectangular field with a woman in a circle in the center surrounded by six radiating spark plugs and the words 6 BOUGIES. Wide outer border of sixes on an op-art gridded background. Printed in blue, yellow and red on a white ground.

Textile, Six Bougies, 1940
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-9

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 3 images of this object.

Hands spraying aerosol cans on a background of small dots. Printed in brown, blue and purple on an off-white ground.

Textile, Fly-Tox, 1999
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-28

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Wavy lines with dots. Printed in indigo and hot pink on a white ground.

Textile, Change Your Life, 1956
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-27

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Circles with radiating lines. Printed in dark brown on an off-white ground, with glaze?

Textile, Belle d'Afrique collection, August 2007, 2007
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-26

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Abstract design of bulbs filled with irregular dots, terminating in spiral arabesques on a background of wavy lines. Printed in maroon, yellow and orange on an off-white ground.

Textile, Sparkling Grace Collection, May 2010, 2009
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-25

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Large circles filled with off-center concentric rings on a woodgrain background. Printed in olive green, red and hot pink on an off-white ground.

Textile, Network, 1982
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-24

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Curving disks filled with concentric circles on a background of small dots. Printed in indigo and red on a white ground.

Textile, Reflet de Lumière collection, August 2010, 2010
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-22

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Lightbulbs and electrical outlets on a speckled ground. Printed in indigo and orange on a dyed yellow ground.

Textile, Telephone, 2004
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-21

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Women's high-heeled shoes. Printed in indigo, emerald green, lime green, and yellow on a white ground.

Object ID #68268301
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-18

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Purses of multiple patterns. Printed in indigo, yellow, orange and rust on a white ground.

Textile, LV, 2008
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-15

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Carpet-like layout with an oblong center medallion in a solid field, with quarter-circles in each corner and multiple patterned borders. Printed in brown, blue, dark green, yellow, orange and red on a white ground.

Textile, Angelina, 1962
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-13

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Trees surrounding an open field with a cartouche, with one tree falled across the field. Printed in brown, lime green, and ochre yellow on an off-white ground.

Textile, Fallen Tree, 1933
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-11

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Overall pattern of small overlapping dart forms. Printed in indigo, yellow and red on a white ground.

Textile, Fingernail, 1931
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-10

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Textile, Fan
100% cotton.
2015-1-8

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Abstract twisted forms. Printed in indigo, yellow and red on a white ground.

Textile, Santana, 1984
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-6

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Hens, rooster heads, chicks and eggs, on a background with an overall repeating pattern of small dots. Printed in indigo, yellow and red on a white ground.

Textile, Happy Family, 1952
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-5

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Horizontal bands of irregular spots. Printed in black, blue, and hot pink on a white ground. Snakeskin is the oldest pattern still in the Vlisco line.

Textile, Snakeskin, 1922
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-2

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Pinking shears cutting fabric swatches, on a background of wavy lines. Printed in brown, olive green and turquoise on an off-white ground.

Textile, Jerome, 1999
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-19

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Birds, in and out of open cages, on a feather-textured background. Printed in indigo, yellow and red on a white ground.

Textile, Tu sors, je sors, 1978
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-1

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Pattern of gray and brown dots on a purple background, with the illusion of glass marbles sitting on the surface.

Textile, from the Tell collection, 2015
cotton.
Gift of Vlisco Netherlands B.V..
2017-57-9

This object was made by Vlisco.
There are 3 images of this object.

Irregular star-shaped pattern of glowing tupes in blue, green and orange on a black ground.

Java Textile, from the Tell collection, 2015
cotton.
Gift of Vlisco Netherlands B.V..
2017-57-10

There are 3 images of this object.

Pipes and faucets. Printed in brown, ochre and purple on an off-white ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 2009
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-29

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Overall pattern of large-scale knitting. Printed in indigo and acid yellow on a white ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 2008
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-23

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Pairs of slippers on a lattice background or one speckled with small hooked lines. Printed in indigo, yellow and orange on a white ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 1955
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-20

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Skeins of yarn with paper labels reading Super Wax with Vlisco label. Printed in indigo, ochre, yellow and orange.

Textile (Netherlands), 2012
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-16

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Striped drums on a background of arabesques. Printed in indigo, green and yellow on a white ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 2012
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-14

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Factory buildings with smoke drifting horizontally from smokestacks, on a herringbone background. Printed in indigo, yellow and red on a white ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 2005
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-4

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Abstract design of waving lines and small geometric forms. Printed in black, gray, blue, yellow and rust on a white ground.

Textile, Hero Collection, 2013
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-12

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Overall lattice of diamond lozenges, with large irregular squares. Printedin black, gray, green, lime green, and metallic gold on an off-white ground.

Textile, Multiple Star, Sparkling Grace Collection, 2009
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-3

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Pipes and faucets. Printed in indigo and brick red on an off-white ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 2009
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-30

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Film reels on a background of waving lines of unspooled film. Printed in indigo, ochre, yellow and hot pink on a white ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 2012
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-17

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.
There are 2 images of this object.

Spider web center with dagged edges of triangular forms. Printed in indigo and red on a tan ground.

Textile (Netherlands), 1932
100% cotton.
Gift of Vlisco.
2015-1-7

This object was made by Vlisco.
This object is part of the Textiles collection.

Dress, made with textiles from the Tell collection, 2015

Dress, made with textiles from the Tell collection, 2015
wax resist printed on plain weave cotton, direct rotation print on plain....
Courtesy of Vlisco Netherlands B.V..
18.2015.1a,b

This object was made by Vlisco.