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Mandi Smethells is an American fibre artist from Minnesota. She’s got a huge number of followers on Instagram and a well-kept feed and it’s right there on Instagram, where I came across her and admired her creative flair right away. She creates c…
When Tammy Kanat met our Quipa yarnTammy Kanat is an Australian textile artist who created jewellery for a while before coming across textile art rather unexpectedly. Whilst furnishing her house she couldn’t find anything that suited her taste and …
Marianna Nello is a textile designer, who lives and breathes knowledge. Even though she’s very young she has an impressive range of skills and experience under her belt. As she’s keen on history, painting, different cultures and faraway places, s…
Pitti Filati 17Pitti Filati is a fair which is held twice a year at the Fortezza da Basso, in Florence. The best yarn companies in the world get together to showcase their new collections. There is truly something for every taste and for people like…
Victoria ManganielloThis blog gives me a great privilege: interviewing amazing artists working with textiles or from the fiber art world. Today I am more excited than ever about the artist I am presenting because Victoria Manganiello truly has a spec…
Marianne Kemp is a Dutch textile designer who specializes in working with a rather uncommon fiber: horsehair. This material is extremely unusual but also very versatile. Through Marianne Kemp’s skillful hands, it is transformed into wall panels, wi…
Maria Lai as told by Antonio MarrasLast week, I decided to take part in a conference hosted by the Museo del Tessuto in Prato on Maria Lai. It was definitely the right choice because it was so fascinating that I was inspired to write about …
Just as promised a few weeks ago, here I am to tell you about weaving.Once again I have to thank you all because you have given me the chance to immerse myself in the true reality of textile production and since most of my time is spent behind a desk…
