Contemporary artists exploring the expressive potential of textiles
Curated by Irish artist Nuala Goodman, alongside Maria Luisa Caffarelli, the recent summer exhibition ‘The Fine art of Textile’ at the Coach House Gallery in Dublin comprised contemporary textiles encompassing painting, embroidery, drawing and sculpture.
Milan-based collective ‘Fringe’, founded in 2022 by four female artists from different countries, make up four of the exhibitors: Sanchita Ajjampur re-interprets raffia weave and embroidery; Lisa Farmer‘s art lies between basketry and tapestry; Nuala Goodman uses preloved textiles to create works of art and Colomba Leddi whose synthetic, linear forms create spatial redefinition.
The ten guest exhibitors include Irish milliner Philip Treacy, Sardinian artist Maria Lai and Italian artist and designer Paolo Giordano, who created a hand-knotted woollen tapestry for the exhibition. While the second section of the show is dedicated to the ‘Wild Donegal Tweed’ project, a recent collaboration between five textile mills in Donegal and fashion and textile students in Rome.
Curator Nuala Goodman comments: ‘The last two Venice Biennales have definitively sanctioned textile’s shift from the marginal confines of ‘low art’, in which it was relegated as a homely practice that was mainly the prerogative of women, to a phenomenon that travels to the heart of the art system and market. This was recently confirmed by the extraordinary work of Olga de Amaral exhibited at the Cartier Foundation in Paris and rapturously received.’
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
To mark 20 years of COVER magazine being at the centre of the rug industry, our Autumn issue will be a special COLLECTORS' EDITION. The covetable printed issue of COVER 80 will be accompanied by a FREE digital edition, available on the websites of media...
The second edition of COVER Connect New York drew to a close at lunchtime on Tuesday 13 September after an action packed two and a half days of business at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Manhattan. There was an incredibly positive atmosphere for the duration of the...
Artist rugs Heirloom quality Inspiring Design Library Golden Glints, All at Sea collection, Deirdre Dyson ‘During lockdown I was stuck on my boat for about three months. I had the sea all around me for...
Launching on 18th January 2022, COVER Curates is a new way for leading handmade rug brands to present their latest collections, developments and designs to buyers worldwide online. The concept has been specifically developed in consultation with key...
Concept visual of visitors move through a corridor of suspended fibres to experience the installation’s colour, texture and scale from within. Textile artist Milla Novo has created a concept visual of her immersive fibre installation Ancestral Whispers in a striking...
As of Monday 9 March, OBEETEE's permanent showroom opened alongside London Design Week 2026 at the Design Centre in Chelsea Harbour, making it the perfect opening celebration. The launch during London Design Week marks a significant moment for the 105-year-old rug...
Jaipur Rugs London Design Centre Showroom London Design Week 2026 returns to Design Centre Chelsea Harbour from 9–13 March, uniting more than 135 showrooms and 30 pop‑up House Guests in a celebration of contemporary interiors. The event showcases the latest in rugs,...
Artist Milla Novo reimagines her immersive textile installation Ancestral Whispers within an Alpine snowfield, where vibrant hand-knotted macramé contrasts with the stark mountain landscape
More than 100 years since it was founded, OBEETEE has returned to its British roots with the opening of its first permanent London showroom
COVER attended London Design Week, where showrooms and guest brands unveiled their latest collections and design highlights
The third edition of MATTER and SHAPE returns to Paris from 6–9 March 2026, unfolding in the storied surroundings of the Jardin des Tuileries during Paris Fashion Week
Running until 14 March at the Lowe Art Museum, How Much A Heart Can Hold examines female identity, artistic legacy and the obscured histories of influential women
Set to feature in the COVER 82 issue out this March, Managing Director of La Manufacture Cogolin & Tai Ping EMEA Sarah Henry provides the answers to all the questions we have about their new rugs
As to be featured in our approaching COVER 82 issue, here are some rug collections that bring the infinite into the interior through craft and design
Denna Jones examines how Woven Resistance transforms design into dissent, channeling resistance while raising funds for climate action and LGBTQ+ communities
Rachel Fasciani seeks guidance on essential informed strategies from significant figures within the rug industry during an increasing complex market
Wool. Silk. Resistance. at the Museum Angewandte Kunst opens its showcase of textile designs woven in layers of collective dissent
