Preciosa Pattern Fabric Samples c. 20th century

Editor: So, this is Otti Berger's "Preciosa Pattern Fabric Samples," housed at the Harvard Art Museums. It's...well, it looks like a tiny orange and white maze made of yarn. What's your read on it? Curator: It's a tactile poem, isn’t it? Berger, a Bauhaus weaver, wasn't just creating fabric, she was exploring the very language of texture and pattern. I imagine her fingers dancing across the loom, inventing a new vocabulary. Editor: A vocabulary? Curator: Yes! The grid, the color, even the frayed edges - they all speak to a radical rethinking of domestic space, wouldn't you agree? It's functional, sure, but also full of delightful surprises. Editor: So, it's more than just a pretty textile. Curator: Exactly! It's a tiny revolution woven in orange and white.