TLmag 35 Extended: Tactile/Textile/Texture

For TLmag35, Brussels-based journalist Sarah Schug, wrote about two designers who are pursuing innovative techniques in weaving using natural materials like pine needles & roots

For TLmag35, Finnish journalist Jutta Ylä Mononen, wrote about the fascinating story of textile designer, artist and entrepreneur Vuokko Nurmesniemi and her ground-breaking print designs that changed the face of fashion.

From onion skins to bio-waste, an exhibition in Helsinki spotlights the growing movement of using natural dyes on a small and large scale.

The Hotel des Arts in Toulon presents a comprehensive survey of drawings by French designer, Pierre Charpin. Defined by bold color and sensuous forms and shapes, the exhibition offers an intimate look at this captivating and creative universe.

For TLmag35, Vera Sacchetti wrote about the innovative vision of architect, Mariana Popescu, who is pushing forward the possibilities of creating lightweight architectural structures using limited concrete and 3D industrial printing technologies.

Equal parts artist and activist, Cian Dayrit sat down with TLmag to explain why his art – usually in the form of embroidered textiles – fights against all forms of oppression across the globe and becomes a place of hope where social justice can survive and thrive.

Meet the new generation of African creatives taking the continent’s textile culture into the future. Helen Jennings reports.

Between February 7- 25, in a performance/pop up project in London, Anton Alvarez will experiment with grinding down clay sculptures made in a previous exhibition to make new work with the remaining materials using his Extruder machine.

Darshana Shilpi Rouget launched Alba Amicorum with a unique vision of bringing artistic minds together. Both the atelier in London and their engaging website offer a platform where artists, artisans, collectors and collaborators can meet and discover something new.

For 15-years, textile artist, Rachel Duvall, has worked on her intricate and complex weavings, which explore the tension between structure and the handmade. TLmag spoke to the artist about her practice.

For our S/S 2021 issue: TLmag35: Tactle/Textile/Texture, Anniina Koivu, guest-editor of TLmag35, interviewed Hella Jongerius about her innovative practice that has recently focused on the potential of weaving and 3D weaving in design, architecture and science.

For our S/S 2021 issue, TLmag35: Tactile / Textile / Texture, Zeniya Vreugdenhil interviewed Ronan Bouroullec to talk about the opening of the Bourse de Commerce, the designer’s connection with textiles, and how drawing helps keep him focused and creatively engergised.