Seated on the stone floor of a medieval fortress in Italy's Tuscan hills, students rip thin, one-inch strips of fabric. They then knot the strips together to create extra chunky yarns. With these ...

Circular design guidelines and the growing demand for technical fabrics have placed a greater emphasis on textiles in recent years. Fiber manufactures and textile mills have adopted consumer-focused ...

Though living in L.A., she turned nostalgia for home into a new fabric collection. Textile designer Brook Perdigon, shown here in her studio in Los Angeles, grew up in Tampa and recently bought a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roddy Clarke is a UK-based design writer and speaker. After completing her studies in fashion and upholstery, Sonia Laudet decided ...

Saana Baker has been a prolific textile designer since graduating from FIT in the mid-’90s. But you might not know her name. A self-proclaimed “ghost designer,” Baker has been the creative mind behind ...

Brinda Dudhat, the founder of Morii Design in India, creates modern motifs supported by age-old techniques. By Sarah Archer This article is part of our Design special section about the reverence for ...

You may have noticed the distinctive handwoven textiles of Grace Atkinson appearing in some of the world’s most discerning interiors, galleries and magazines. Her rugs, blankets and wall hangings – ...