Chosen for their contributions to fashion textiles and interior fabrics, the designers describe their output and inspirations in their own words. Whether speaking from style capitals, such as London, Paris, Milan, Madrid, Berlin, Tokyo, and New York, or in less-trafficked cities, today's most forward-thinking textile designers showcase exciting work that signals new directions in textile practice and the emergence of new textile forms and fibre technologies. The book not only features images of completed designs, but also previously unseen archive material, such as design sketches, workin-progress photographs, and digital drawings. These unique visuals create a stylish picture of today's textiles, as well as an essential reference guide for those interested in contemporary textile design.

Textile Designers at the Cuing Edge showcases a selection of the world's most visionary designers working today. Chosen for their contributions to fashion textiles and interior fabrics, 36 designers were interviewed about their work and gave candid accounts of their inspirations and ideas. Whether speaking from style capitals such as London, Paris, Tokyo and New York, or design destinations such as Berlin and Barcelona, each designer outlines bold new directions for textile forms or provides insight into the latest fibre technologies. The book is illustrated by new textile designs, featured as completed works as well as through fashion shoots, catwalk photography and interior design imagery. These unique visuals render an inspiring vision of textile practice right now and provide insight into how textiles will evolve in the future. Textile Designers at the Cutting Edge is an essential reference guide for designers, architects and any practitioner following contemporary textile design today.

Introduction

Part 1 - BODY

Fabric as Second Sldn

 Alex Russell

 Angel Chang

 Anita Ahuja

 Becky Earley

 c.neeon

 Carlene Edwards

 Clare Tough

 Claudia Hill

 Florence Manlik

 Gut's Dynamite Cabarets

 Hanna Werning

 Kahori Maki

 Karen Nicol

 Luisa Cevese

 Marcia Ganem

 Natalie Chanin

 Sebastien Barilleau

 Shelley Fox

 Thea Bjerg

Part 2 - SPACE

Fabric as Structure and Form

 Anne Kyyro Quinn

 Astrid Krogh

 Camilla Diedrich

 Helena Hietanen

 Hil Driessen

 Hsiao-Chi Tsai

 Johan Carpner

 Kate Goldsworthy

 Loop

 Maija Louekari

 Nani Marquina

 Nina Jobs

 Petra Blaisse

 Publisher Textiles

 Sari Syvailuoma

 Sophie Mallebranche

 Timorous Beasties

DIRECTORY

Designer Directory

Index

Credits