NYTM 2025 Single Day Events
Upcoming Events
Silk Squares - bridge between past and future, seen and imagined
Online / Talk / Printing
Intangible cultural heritage is a significant resource that is regenerated through the process of sharing. Silk squares serve as both containers of stories and sources of inspiration for new ones. The motifs on these squares are created by the artists' personal experiences with cultural heritage and the beauty of nature. They offer us a threshold to be seen, touched, and worn, while also inviting reflection and the creation of new future stories.
You are kindly invited to join us online where the project will be presented by the founder Lidija Drobez, and a participant, who will share own experience.
There will also be an opportunity for Q&A.
Galleria l'arte di seta " brings together designers and recognised artists who reinterpret heritage in motifs printed on silk squares.The silk squares are objects of art – a painting, as well as an object for practical use.
Lidija Drobez is executive coach, founder of Galleria l'arte di seta and curator. To Galleria she brings the attention to aesthetics and personal reflection, helping individuals to listen to the inner stories which the silk squares whisper to them.
Upcycling with Screen Printing
In person / Workshop / Printing
Cynthia Director is hosting a workshop in Upcycling with Screen Printing. We will start with a talk about how one can embellish old or existing textile items from around the house (tea towels, napkins, placemats, second hand garments, clothes) and give them a new life with some surface techniques.
After the talk, Cynthia will give a demonstration on screen printing. At this point, participants can start experimenting with screen printing. All inks are water-based.
Please bring some old fabric and clothes so you can update them with screen printing.
Cynthia Director is a fashion and home textile designer and educator based in New York City and New Delhi. She has lived and worked in India for over a decade. Cynthia currently teaches screen printing for textile design at FIT, consults with home textile design businesses, and has a home decor textile line of craft based products. She received her MA in sustainable textiles from University of the Arts London: Chelsea, and her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design.
LIBERTY: Design, Pattern, Color
In person / Talk / Printing
Celebrating its 150th anniversary, Liberty—an icon of design innovation and luxury—is renowned internationally for fabric designs on silk, wool, cashmere, and, most famously, Tana Lawn Cotton(TM).
In her new book "Liberty: Design. Pattern. Color.", cultural historian and color expert Kassia St Clair discusses 150 of the most striking and significant Liberty patterns, ranging from much-loved florals to bold and abstract designs and contemporary collaborations. She places fabrics in the context of the store's broader design history—from the retailer's remarkable Tudor-revival building to posters, advertising, and branding—and presents the latest examples of Liberty design alongside prints, drawings, and samples from the company’s outstanding archive, telling an inspiring, century-long story of manufacturing quality and design excellence.
Kassia St Clair, author of "Liberty: Design. Pattern. Color." is a writer, cultural historian and color expert. She is the bestselling author of "The Secret Lives of Color" and "The Golden Thread: How Fabric Changed History.