Much before humans constructed their first permanent shelters, they discovered the protective power of animal hides as a barrier against harsh environmental conditions. This fundamental principle of ...

When Canadian Architects KANVA formed a vision for the Montreal Biodôme, they eagerly partnered with Sollertia, a firm that specializes in textile architecture. The collaboration stands out as ...

The text by architect Aldo Capasso titled "Textile Architecture in a Nutshell, from Solid Construction to Light Construction, Key Words for Lightness and Sustainability" (Clean Editions), will be ...

NEW YORK (AP) - Traditional African aesthetics meet modernist architecture in the latest exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum: a selection of textiles from West and Central Africa ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2b5b55/textiles_in_archit) has announced the addition of the "Textiles in ...

For as long as humans have been around, we have been using our hands and senses to create beautiful and useful objects from ...

Icelandic graphic designer María Rut Dýrfjörð's Hidden World pattern collection references the work of the country's former state architect Guðjón Samúelsson. "Guðjón's buildings are in precise style, ...

A structure at the Venice Biennale unites local craftsmanship, farming and architecture. By Farah Nayeri The Church of San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the architectural jewels of Venice. Designed by ...

The owl print or the soapstone walrus have become so fixed in the Canadian imagination it may be difficult to consider Inuit art as something other than inevitable. The West Baffin Eskimo Co-operative ...

Recent programming at the Textile Museum of Canada has included a queer craft social for the LGBTQ community, a mending station inspired by Nigerian struggles with clothing waste and a workshop for ...