French brothers and designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are collaborating with danish textile company Kvadrat to create ‘Textile Field’ for 2011’s London Design Festival. The 30 x 8 metre foam installation will be displayed in the V&A’s Raphael Gallery and will invite visitors to engage with the surrounding Renaissance art. ‘Textile Field’ will be on show from 15 September 2011.
Truth to tell
Katie Loux reports from ‘RugLife’, currently showing at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco