Working out of her Zurich studio, Sonnhild Kestler makes clothing and objects inspired by travel, folklore and even her own history. Kestler piecing together a pattern for a textile.Credit...Nick ...
Circular design guidelines and the growing demand for technical fabrics have placed a greater emphasis on textiles in recent years. Fiber manufactures and textile mills have adopted consumer-focused ...
“I am a textile designer who couldn’t find a job,” says Dame Zandra Rhodes, her iconic pink bob walking its way through 50 of her most fabulous creations, one for each year her eponymous fashion house ...
The exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt aims to rectify the artist's erasure from the history of U.S. design. Dorothy Liebes Studio, New York City (ca. 1957). Photo courtesy of the Dorothy Liebes Papers, ...
Camira, an international designer of textiles for hospitality, residential and commercial settings, has launched its first printed wool collection manufactured using its own state-of-the-art digital ...
There’s a story behind each thread of a handcrafted weave. On National Textile Day today, designers talk about how vital textile design has become to their creative process — and why you shouldn’t ...
Sudō Reiko and Nuno, Vitrine (photo courtesy the Center for Hertiage Arts & Textile Hong Kong) Growing up in a small country town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, Sudō Reiko always looked forward to the ...
A textile designer and weaver in Halifax, N.S., says people can begin to tell stories through their clothes again if they become in control of the designing process. “Right now we purchase all of our ...
Young designers are often told to carve out a specific niche, but Helena Bajaj-Larsen’s background is too wide and her ambition too large to be hemmed in by conventional wisdom. The 24-year-old ...
Great ideas can come from anywhere! A casual visit to the Indian International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan in 2016 became the turning point in the career of Lucknow-based textile designer Abhishek ...
It is rare for a textile designer to achieve a high public profile. Lucienne Day, whose vibrant printed patterns revitalised British homes during the 1950s, was the exception. Treated as a design ...