Textiles

Lifestyle / 21 Jun 2018

Benjamin Hubert designs World Cup wearable technology for aspiring footballers

Capitalising on World Cup fever, Benjamin Hubert of LAYER studio has made his first foray into football technology, with the world’s first consumer elite fitness tracking wearable. Designed in collaboration with Catapult (global leader in professional performance analytics), the PLAYR...

Art / 12 Jun 2018

Chiharu Shiota weaves past, present and future at an 18th-century Yorkshire chapel

When she was nine, Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota saw the burnt-out, soundless remains of her neighbour’s piano after a house fire. The image stayed with her. Now, it has inspired a haunting new work, rendered in her preferred medium, webs...

Design / 16 Apr 2018

Craft masters convene at Salone del Mobile for the third edition of Doppia Firma

Housed at the elegant, privately owned 1930s Villa Mozart in Milan’s historic centre is the third edition of Doppia Firma – a dialogue between design and artisanal excellence – the exhibition which partners 13 international designers with Italian master artisans...

Design / 16 Apr 2018

An exclusive look at Loewe’s celebration of craftsmanship at Salone del Mobile 2018

Blankets have the power to protect and envelop, and for Loewe’s latest exhibition at Salone del Mobile 2018, the Madrid-based label is showcasing an exhibition dedicated to the intricate and innovative craftsmanship behind these swathing designs. Craft is a concept...

Dusseldorf brasserie Lido, designed by artist Rosemarie Trockel

Lifestyle / 15 Mar 2018

Rosemarie Trockel serves art at a newly refurbished Düsseldorf brasserie

‘I don’t believe in cooking as an art form,’ admits German artist Rosemarie Trockel, famous for her machine-knitted works. ‘I have never cooked anything in my entire life, and neither have I personally knitted anything,’ she admits. But...

Lifestyle / 15 Feb 2018

Ace Hotel and Block Shop unveil capsule collection at Modernism Week

Textile company Block Shop – creator of the beloved Commune Wall mural at Ace Hotel in Palm Springs – has created a print-tastic capsule collection to ring in Modernism Week. Founders (and sisters) Lily and Hopie Stockman have been Ace...

Art / 22 Jan 2018

Grayson Perry on becoming a national treasure, Trump, and how everything means nothing

Home to tycoons, tennis stars, and the Swarovski’s winter residence, a 412-acre luxury estate in south Florida is not the first place you’d expect to find Grayson Perry’s transvestite alter-ego Clare gallivanting in a golf buggy. Nonetheless, she (and he) arrived this weekend...

Art / 2 Jan 2018

NGV’s new blockbuster Triennial brings together over 100 artists and designers

Recognising the dissolution of boundaries between artistic and commercial design practices, the inaugural Triennial at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) surveys the work of over 100 participants from 32 countries. Beyond its tactile, interactive and technologically impressive veneer lies...

Design / 20 Nov 2017

Getting soft: Calico Wallpaper sets its sights on fabric with new studio offshoot Cope

It feels like Calico Wallpaper came out of nowhere – it was only in late 2012 that Nick and Rachel Cope had the idea for the custom wallpaper studio. ‘It upended our lives,’ says Nick. ‘Neither of us ever...

Art / 15 Oct 2017

Sophy Dury and Libby Lawrie explore their connection as friends, makers and women

Two women artists who have inspired one another present their work side by side at Gallery 286 this month. Textile artist – and sometime guitarist – Libby Lawrie has been a muse and model to Sophy Dury for more than ten...

Art / 5 Oct 2017

Thread to thread with Sheila Hicks at Alison Jacques Gallery

Sheila Hicks doesn’t suffer fools gladly – and neither does her work. The 84-year-old American fibre and textile artist weaves ‘mistakes’ into her intricate miniatures and mountainous soft sculptures, to see who, if anyone, will notice them. ‘Usually only children do...

Design / 13 Sep 2017

Simple statement: Kvadrat proves a blank canvas is often the best inspiration

Giulio Ridolfo’s relationship with Danish textile brand Kvadrat dates back to 2004. During which time the Italian designer – who has worked as a textile and colour advisor to some of the world’s leading fashion and design brands – has...