The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
“The Offbeat Sari” explores the influence and evolution of the traditional South Asian garment.
Category: Textiles
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Hip-Hop’s Next Takeover: Bisa Butler’s Quilts
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
Bisa Butler’s new show translates both photographs of Black figures and hip-hop lyrics into intricate textile art.
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A Painter and a Textile Artist Whose Legacies Meet in One Place
The New York Times – T Magazine:
The town that gave its name to the Navajo weaving style associated with Melissa Cody’s work was also where Howardena Pindell grew up during Jim Crow.
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A Fashion Designer and a Writer on Unlikely Allegiances
The New York Times – T Magazine:
In reading Raven Leilani’s novel, Ulla Johnson recognized a commonality in their respective crafts. Leilani did, too.
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A Filmmaker and a Fashion Designer Whose Artistry Comes From Curiosity
The New York Times – T Magazine:
In watching Mira Nair on set, the textile maker Aneeth Arora learned how to handle creative pressures of her own.
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Textiles Are Part of the Fabric of Milan Design Week
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The annual festival of furnishings and household objects has several presentations involving cloth materials and techniques.
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Tartan Explodes the Grid
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
The distinctive fabric has been finding new audiences as contemporary fashion houses and avant-garde weavers do their best to elevate the plaid.
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An Italian Villa That Houses 30,000 Beetles and a Flock of Porcelain Birds
The New York Times – T Magazine:
Giorgio Taroni’s home overlooking Lake Como has become a cabinet of curiosities, filled with collections of oil paintings, books, ancient coins and vintage postcards.