Tilleke Schwarz

"Play with me" by Tilleke Schwarz.

HINT: Graphic and visual poetry.

"Composed of a number of seemingly unrelated images, which were mostly taken from daily newspapers, these graphics pictures strategically stitched onto linen cloth use all manner of threads, scraps of fabrics, lace and very special japanese green metallic thread in their depiction."* The work contains narrative elements, not really complete stories with a beginnign, a storyline, and an end. The narrative structures are used as a form of communication with the viewer.

*from the book TEXTILES NOW, by Drusilla Cole.

Elena Corchero

"Graphic Fan Lace" by Elena Corchero.

HINT: Incredible lighting fan!

"This hand-held embroidered and embellished fan stores solar power during the day, ready to be transformed into an ornamental light display for the home at night by incorporating solar cells into the textile's fabric."*

*from the book TEXTILES NOW, by Drusilla Cole.

Michael Brennand-Wood

Michael Brennand-Wood in TEXTILES NOW.

HINT: Optical configuration that mix traditions with technology.

"Inspired in traditions of floral imagery, this artist has combined computerized machine embroider, acrylic paint, wood, glass and collage. The woerk is colourful, dramatic, rhythmic and holographic in feeling."*

*from the book TEXTILES NOW, by Drusilla Cole.

Helena Hietanen

Helena Hietanen, Helsinki-based sculptor by TEXTILE DESIGNERS.

HINT: Technolace wall hangings.

"Fabricated from strands of optic-fibers, her work combine handicraft traditions and cutting-edge fibre-optic technology to create textiles that transmit light. Hietanen discovered fibre-optics at a trade fair and she discovered how to adapt it to create traditional lace patterns by combining traditional hand craftsmanship with today's technology, which is what she had wanted to do all along."*

*from the book TEXTILE DESIGNERS, at the cutting edge. By Bradley Quinn.

Astrid Krogh

Astrid Krogh, Denmark-based designer, by TEXTILE DESIGNERS.

HINT: Fibre-optic textiles, the visual pulse of light.

"Krogh anchors her designs to new technologies by weaving lenghts of optic strands into iridescent tapestries that glow, illuminate and flare into a rainbow of brilliant colours. 'My work incorporate artificial light but they are not artificial light sources themselves. My work is mostly influenced by the daylight I see outside my window'. "

"Altought Krogh works with hi-tech materials, she relies on traditional techniques to craft her textiles. 'It is very important to me to be able to switch between old craft techniques and new technologies'."*

*from the book TEXTILE DESIGNERS, at the cutting edge. By Bradley Quinn.

Karen Nicol

Karen Nicol, by TEXTILE DESIGNERS.

HINT: traditional techniques and contemporary expressions.

"Nicol's work can be likened to a witches' brew: an unexpected range of media and eclectic references are the magic ingredients dropped into de pot. Embriodery is a magical mix today, Nicol says, It can be rooted in traditional techniques or contemporary expressions and still take textiles to the cutting edge."

"Nicol's approach has often been described as 'painterly', the 'paintings' she creates are produced by embroidery fabric. Embroidery in not a limit to fabric, thread and haberdashery today, things have really moved on a lot."*

*from the book TEXTILE DESIGNERS, at the cutting edge. By Bradley Quinn.