
All articles filed in Crafts Heritage


Textiles in Art History, a gendered issue
On the occasion of Anni Albers exhibition at Tate Modern, Amber Butchart wrote a very interesting article for Frieze on how textile history has been separated from Art History and Fine Art because it has been always a women´s work. The artificial divide that exists between fine art and textiles (or applied/decorative arts, or craft)…
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FR Call: Fashion Craft Revolution

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Drawing Power by Anni Albers

Save the Date! Design+Crafts+Fashion = Al Hilo de Pertegaz
From 31 October to 30 November 2018 an amazing exhibition will take place at the Centro de Artesanía de Aragón, Monasterio de Samos s/n, Zaragoza (Spain). The exhibition brings together design, crafts and fashion in a complex exercise aimed at paying tribute to Spanish fashion designer Pertegaz on the occasion of the centenary of his birth. As many…
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Bihor vs Dior
It happens once again. A big fashion company gets too much inspired by a folk design only few artisans in a small country make. Tory Burch, Valentino, Chanel or Louis Vuitton have presented original traditional designs from all over the world as new items in their collections. This time Dior, who already used crazy patchwork techniques…
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