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Webinar with Li Edelkoort
Textiles are one of the oldest surviving material cultures, with their history firmly rooted in the Neolithic period. Since then, textiles have influenced design around the planet, with weaving becoming an indispensable skill connected to family traditions, farmed fibres and local production — spanning to modern times when the loom became mechanised during the Industrial Revolution. Li Edelkoort will take the audience on an inspiring journey through the Europe, Morocco, India, Nepal, Japan, America and beyond. Marking the first ten years of New York Textile Month, this presentation celebrates fabrics, motifs and their origins, since students and designers everywhere have taken up the loom as their most important instrument and ornamentation as their most narrative device. The multiple fruits of this abundant creativity is increasingly being collected and savoured, redefining contemporary textiles in fashion, art and interiors.
Photo, work by Dorothy Waxman International Textile Design Prize Winner 2024 - Kira Zander