The Fashion and Textiles Museum in London’s Bermondsey is currently playing host to what looks like a rather wonderful showcase.
Textiles are carriers and conveyors of histories, meaning and identity. This exhibition, on until 7th September, shows some of the ingenuity that goes into the making of them.
According to the website for the museum, the connections between people and society are revealed “through themes spanning materials, identity, collaboration, and sustainability” in the show. Sounds right up any enthusiast’s street, doesn’t it?
Some of the articles and items on show have never been seen before in the UK: a Panamanian depiction of a mermaid indicating fertility, a Sardinian wall-hanging about the country’s history of occupation, and a hand-shaped ceremonial bag that offers a welcome.
To see some of the pieces head on over to this review from the World of Interiors.
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Sardinian weaving article in New York Times
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