What is textile architecture and what could it be? In the research project “Urban Materiality – Towards New Collaborations in Textile and Architectural Design”, two architects and a textile designer have collaborated to improve the acoustic qualities in urban environments. Textile modules have been designed to dampen unwanted noise and are applied outdoors – interior and exterior have changed place. The modules are intended to be placed on facades, temporarily or permanently to “patch” a facade. Today, building facades are often designed to be perfect and facade materials are replaced prematurely. Instead, the “imperfect” and unexpected come in here as textile disturbances in the urban landscape to change views of facade materials and to show sustainable alternatives. Join us for a webinar on 13th April 2021 at 18:00. This series of webinars is made possible by the generous support of Kulturförvaltningen Stockholm Stad.

What is the role of textiles in the world today and in the future? To discuss possible answers to this question, Fiberspace has invited Jessica Hemmings, Textile Writer & Professor of Craft and Vice-Prefect of Research HDK, Bella Rune, Artist & Professor of Fine Art, Textiles, Konstfack, Åsa Pärson, Master Weaver and Delia Dumitrescu, Professor & Manager of the Smart Textiles Design Lab, Borås Textilhögskolan to a webinar on International Women’s Day, the 8th of March 2021 at 18-19.30. There will be time for a Q&A at the end, so please join us to share your thoughts and reflections too. This is the first in a series of webinars made possible by the generous support of Kulturförvaltningen Stockholm Stad.

The Ninevites is a design studio and collaborative platform founded by Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg. Their beautiful woven textiles for the home tell a story of black culture and unheard voices; of age-old traditions in a modern context; of heritage and handicraft. These textiles are definitely on our covet-list!

Fiberspace's director, Marcia Harvey Isaksson is collaborating with KHVC and Svenska Institutet in an idea-generating project bringing together an amazing group of artists who have weaving as a common thread. The artists are Mariana Silva Varela (SE), Kristina Müntzing (SE), Cöme Touvay (FR), Mark Corfield (UK), Emelie Röndahl (SE) and Julia Bland (US).

Fiberspace would like to thank the City of Stockholm for the generous cultural grant to develop Fiberspace+ which is the digital offering that we aim to develop to complement the physical gallery experience. This will include panel discussions, interviews, studio visits and digital workshops. Stay turned, details coming soon!

Listen in to the presentation of Emelie Röndahl's artistic research project ”Crying Pixels: a practitioner’s narrative through woven rya – aspects of time in hand made practice” via Zoom on Friday 2/10 between 15-16.30, link below. Please note that this presentation will be in Swedish. Organised by Åsa Norman and Frida Hållander as part of the three day textile conference at Mint Konsthall.

Experience Swedish contemporary crafts during Stockholm Craft Week 1-4 October 2020. For four days, Stockholm and neighbouring Värmdö will be filled with events, seminars and exhibitions. Private and public galleries - including Fiberspace, museums and studios will open their doors to highlight the exceptional and multifaceted art field.

Hannah-Molly Brown and Veronika Muráriková have together created CRAFTSIGHT, an open space where they share their ideas from the position of makers with other artists, writers, devotees, or educators from the field. Tune in to Spotify or Podbean for the episodes.

Welcome Naomi Sussex! Naomi will be interning at Fiberspace during autumn 2020. She graduated from the Glasgow School of Art in 2018 with a BA (hons) in Textile Design. Looking forward to a creative collaboration.

Earth, Wind, Fire, Water Zoom Session 2: Human-Material Dialogue Within Textile Art and Craft is hosted by the Nordic Network of Crafts Associations and Galleri F 15 & Momentum. In this webinar, we will be exploring human-material dialogue and the agency of textile materials, as well as digging deeper into the trendy term New Materialism – what does this actually mean in a textile craft context? Date 9 September 2020.