Seated on the stone floor of a medieval fortress in Italy's Tuscan hills, students rip thin, one-inch strips of fabric. They then knot the strips together to create extra chunky yarns. With these ...
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, ...
Lisa Fine has a compelling firsthand account of the power of textiles to transform a room - and a life. It was 30 years ago on her first trip to India when the Dallas-based textiles designer, who was ...
Though living in L.A., she turned nostalgia for home into a new fabric collection. Textile designer Brook Perdigon, shown here in her studio in Los Angeles, grew up in Tampa and recently bought a ...
Brinda Dudhat, the founder of Morii Design in India, creates modern motifs supported by age-old techniques. By Sarah Archer This article is part of our Design special section about the reverence for ...
Textiles designer Brigitte Singh is trying to keep alive the Indian art of block printing that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries – Copyright AFP Wakil ...
Textile and fashion design encompasses the creative, technical and cultural processes that transform raw materials into garments and fabrics that express identity, meet functional needs and respond to ...
The pollution caused by the textile industry is often discussed, but its impact on health is less emphasized. Nevertheless, the petrochemical compounds used in the manufacturing of our clothes have ...