From the editors of Textile Forum magazine (1982-2013)
Triptych – Great, Greater, Greatest In spring 2025, the Netherlands opened its doors to the world of Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930–2017). The Polish artist ranks among the most important of the 20th century: with her monumental... Read more
Innovation through pixels – conference 2025 From 12–15 August a very special conference took place: Vibeke Vestby, inventor of the Thread Controller TC1 and TC2, celebrated 30 years of this groundbreaking Jacquard weaving system for... Read more
ETN Summer Jumble This year it was planned to have an ETN Meeting in Azerbajdzjan but as the communication did not worked out as planned, a meeting in Tbilisi, Georgia was suggested by textile artist Nino... Read more
Elsa Montell-Saanio, Weaver from Lapland When I studied weaving in Finland, in 1968/ 69 there was a strong tendency at my weaving institution, Fredrika Wetterhoffin Opettajaopisto( Fredrika Wetterhoff Teachers Seminar, in short called „Wetterhoff“) in... Read more
Louvre Couture- Art and Fashion, Statement Pieces Exhibition at the Louvre from 24 January – 24 August 2025 Over a nearly 9,000-square-metre space, 71 fashion designs are displayed, along with a number of accessories, newly illuminating... Read more
Chiharu Shiota : The Soul Trembles“, exhibition from 11 December 2024 bis 19 März 2025, Grand Palais, Paris Chiharu Shiota, born in Osaka but living in Berlin, is an artist with world fame, known for her... Read more
Golden Thread: The Art of Dressing from North Africa to the Far East From 11.2 to 6 july 2025 at the Musée Du Quai Branly, Paris Weavers and goldsmiths in the near and far East... Read more