On the roads of Samarkand – Wonders of silk and gold
On the Roads of Samarkand – Wonders of Silk and Gold Exhibition from 23 November 2022 to 4 June 2023 at the Institute of the Arab World, Paris “Is it strange that on the first... Read more
Jimmy Nelson Between The Sea & The Sky
Jimmy Nelson Between The Sea & The Sky What is a photographer of the last indigenous people possibly doing when he is stuck at his homebase (in this case Amsterdam) due to the pandemic? He... Read more
The 17th International Triennale of Tapestry Lodz 2022, Part 2
The 17th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz 2022, Part 2 My trip to Lodz this year was much too short, just two days packed with visits to exhibitions, starting with a morning viewing “Wlodzimierz Cygan... Read more
The 17th International Triennale of Tapestry Lodz 2022
The 17th International Triennial of Tapestry, Lodz 2022 , Part 1 from 8.10.22 to 15.4.2023 Being in Lodz at the opening of the Triennial was just wonderful, even though being able to move around again... Read more
Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child
Louise Bourgeois: The Woven Child Exhibition, 22nd July to 23rd October at Gropiusbau Berlin This is the first major exhibition dedicated exclusively to the textile works of sculptor Louise Bourgeois. It was only at the... Read more
Continuum – Woven Miniatures, Solveig Aalberg
Another fantastic book by one of the Nordic Textile Artists, Norwegian Solveig Aalborg. When it arrived this spring, I remembered having published her huge work “Passing Through”, 202 x 398 cm, as part of “Artapestry... Read more
The Patterned Mind – Creative Methods in Surface Design
The Patterned Mind – Creative Methods in Surface Design, Laura Isoniemi My annual meetings with the Nordic Textile Artists keep me up to date on their various projects and publications. This time, Finnish designer and... Read more