Long caught in the liminal space between craft and something more prestigious, works of thread and fabric are reaching newfound institutional recognition.
Category: Textiles
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The Threads of Identity in Palestinian Embroidery
Traditional Palestinian embroidery is on UNESCO’s list of cultural heritage. Now there is a push to revive interest in the craft among younger generations.
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These Legacy Design Brands Honor Generations of Expectations
Scions of their family businesses are embracing legacies, whether lost or lasting, while tackling a future that their forebears would barely recognize.
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4 Design Books Discuss the Marks and Scars of Difficult Work
The marks and scars of difficult work underpin four new design books.
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Water Is Essential to Life. How Could It Ever Go Out of Style?
The fashion world has long been fascinated with the natural world, but the love affair poses one major challenge: how to create the (convincing) illusion of wetness.
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Inside the Factory Where Buck Mason Makes T-Shirts
The founders of Buck Mason think it can — and they bought a sewing factory and a cloth mill in Pennsylvania hoping to prove it.
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Surfing in Custom Made Wetsuits From Jonesea
Shane Jones is a couturier of sorts for surfers who want more from the typical wetsuit.
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Evel Knievel and Minnie Mouse Catch a Wave
Shane Jones is a couturier of sorts for surfers who want more from the typical wetsuit.
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The Lower East Side Fabric Store That Helped Outfit ‘Bridgerton’
Mendel Goldberg, a Jewish immigrant from Poland, opened his shop in the late 1800s. Four generations later, it’s a go-to destination for top costume designers.
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A Hawaii Shop Turning Oahu’s Invasive Trees Into Surfboards
Plus: home décor from Ulla Johnson, a restaurant in a vintage airstream and more recommendations from T Magazine.
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Ancient Art or Fashion Forward? Both, Says a Top Batik Designer
Josephine Komara has redefined a cultural expression that was intricate and lovely but so locked in tradition it bordered on staid. “Tradition is the way we are,” she says. “Modern is the way we think.”