Premise
Continue the search around Italy, begun with the Museum of Chieri, looking for places where the tradition of textile art has not been lost but transformed. Then Prato‘s turn, here we have focused on the Museum, but we could also have written about the clothing industry, which confirms the ancient vocation of the treatment of fabrics. This is a second stage and others, many, will be added to these first two which, as I hope, you will continue to follow
Prato’s textile museum
THE ‘HOMAGE TO MARIA LAI’ CARPET, SIGNED BY JOIAS, WON THE PRESTIGIOUS CARPET DESIGN AWARDS 2023 IN HANNOVER
Interwoven – Exploring Materials and Structures
Italiano (Italian)By MAARIT SALOLAINEN – Maija Fagerlund & Anna-Mari Leppisaari Page count: 494 Published: 2022 Size: (width x height): 220 x 245 Printing: colour illustrations Interwoven – Exploring Materials and Structures is a joyous exploration into woven textile design. It dissects woven structures along with the fibres and yarns used to make them, giving exceptional insight […]
IATB – International Art Textile Biennale 2023
Italiano (Italian)Winners of the Awards: Major Prize: Josephine Jakobi, Australia, The Huntsman and I Glenys Mann Award of Excellence: Claudia Mazzotta, Australia, Labouring over Maternal Care Australian Excellence Award: Brenda Livermore, Fire Brand International Excellence Award: Katherina Sommer, Mug Women II Artist’s Directory on the Fibre Arts Website https://www.fibrearts.net.au/iatb23-directory.html Glenys Mann founder of Fibre Arts […]
