It's New York Textile Month during September and there are so many interesting talks, events, discussions, exhibitions. It is really worth spending some time here: www.textilemonth.nyc to see what is on offer.
Jack Lenor Larsen, is one of my hero's, internationally known for his woven and printed textiles he founded his textile business in 1952 and is one of the most prolific textile designers of the twentieth century. He designed fabrics for elegant homes, public buildings, and corporate offices and worked with Frank Lloyd Wright, Pan American and Braniff Airlines.
If you have a spare 23 minutes I can recommend watching this clip. Handmade in America. Love listening to Jack speak about his craft. Or if you can head over to New york, they are doing a film screening as part of the NYTM.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCWJ-SbbiY
Jack Lenor Larsen, is one of my hero's, internationally known for his woven and printed textiles he founded his textile business in 1952 and is one of the most prolific textile designers of the twentieth century. He designed fabrics for elegant homes, public buildings, and corporate offices and worked with Frank Lloyd Wright, Pan American and Braniff Airlines.
If you have a spare 23 minutes I can recommend watching this clip. Handmade in America. Love listening to Jack speak about his craft. Or if you can head over to New york, they are doing a film screening as part of the NYTM.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=znCWJ-SbbiY
Jack Lenor Larsen fabric
Why is there a New York Textile Month? Lidewu Edelkoort articulates it beautifully here:
"At a time when textile heritage is at a crossroads and centuries of tradition and knowledge are being compromised, the need arises to protect these endangered species in the same way we have come to defend our animal friends in the natural world; therefore we urgently need to discuss and talk about textiles again" A MANIFESTO BY LIDEWIJ EDELKOORT
Lin Tianmiao, Protruding Patterns
I'm booking tickets to NY next year. xx
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