fiber + fabric: art • craft • design

The Surface Design Association is an international community engaged in the creative exploration of fiber & fabric. Our mission is to promote awareness & appreciation of the textile arts. Through member-supported publications, exhibitions & conferences, we inspire creativity, encourage innovation, & advocate excellence.

What Does Surface Design Mean To You?

Surface Design refers to any process that gives structure, pattern, or color to fiber & fabric. These include spinning, felting, papermaking, weaving, knotting, netting, looping, dyeing, painting, stitching, cutting, piecing, printing, quilting, & embellishing.

What Does Surface Design Mean To You?

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Updated: 01/28/12
Updated: 01/28/12
Updated: 01/28/12

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Fashion Friday: Wack-wear from London Fashion Week:


Jenny Postle
www.the-futurista.com
This 23 year-old British knitwear designer says: "I like my materials as well as my textiles to jar & sit awkwardly alongside each other, but always in aesthetically pleasing way."




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Studies now show that the individual working alone creates a better outcome than a group/committee.


The Rise of the New Groupthink
www.nytimes.com
Collaboration is in. But it may not be conducive to creativity.




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Check out "Origami Joel" here:


Origami Masks & Tessellations
www.thisiscolossal.com
Joel Cooper folds these astounding works from single pieces of paper.




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If you haven't already, check out FiberPhiladelphia's abfab website. Event starts March 2. Elissa Auther is keynote.


FiberPhiladelphia - The International Biennial and Regional Festival for Innovative Fiber/Textile Ar
www.fiberphiladelphia.org



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Deadline extended to February 11.


Home | Fantastic Fibers
fantasticfibers.theyeiser.org
SDA member Luanne Rimel is juror for FANTASTIC FIBERS 2012, an international competitive exhibition showcasing outstanding works using fiber media.




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SDA Member Monday: Marilyn Henrion's work purchased for Newark Museum's permanent collection; see more of her work here: http://web.me.com/marilynhenrion/marilynhenrion/Gallery_2.html


Museum Acquisition
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Fashion Friday: Check out Nancy Judd's TED talk about her trash couture here:


TEDxABQ - Can a Dress Made from Trash Change How You See?
www.youtube.com
Nancy Judd creates evocative couture/sculptures from trash. Each garments has a mission to inspire us to look at garbage with new eyes.




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Exhibit open now through Feb 24: ASSEMBLED at @creativemoco includes SDA members and mixed media art! http://t.co/Aty5hrKA
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Curated by Joanne Mattera & Mary Birmingham, this exhibition captures the textile zeitgeist. Textile is media - not identity.


Exhibition at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey in Summit explores textile elements in contemporary a
www.nj.com
SUMMIT — Textility, being featured at the Visual Arts Center of New Jersey from Jan. 13 to April 1, is an exhibition that explores the inventive ways contemporary artists employ materials, concepts, and processes associated with textiles to convey their ideas.




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Reminder: Deadlines are looming. *pun intended* for @hgaconvergence Convergence Conference 2012! http://t.co/uUcO0VLu
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Silvia Piza-Tandlich, SDA Latin American/Caribbean rep, & Irina Dorofeeva have work in Pittsburgh exhibition reviewed here:


Box Heart Gallery's 11th annual 'Art Inter/National'
www.pittsburghlive.com
On now & showcasing works of 20 artists from around the world.




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Congrats to SDA Members Bonnie J. Smith & Marie Payne who are also 2012 NICHE Award winners: http://www.nicheawards.com/?s=payne&x=13&y=17


NICHE Awards | Bonnie J. Smith
www.nicheawards.com



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SDA member Textile Arts Center will be teaching at Vogue Knitting Live event (NYC) Jan 14-16:


Vogue Knitting Live in NYC!
www.vogueknittinglive.com



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UK's Mary Katrantzou re-imagines printed textile surfaces for fashion. See even more of her spectacular work HERE: http://keenanevans.com/2011/09/13/mary-katrantzou-textiles/ & HERE: http://fashion-salad.com/first-class-salad/katrantzou/


Mary Katrantzou Fall 2011 Ready-to-Wear Collection on Style.com: Runway Review
www.style.com



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Undergrad/grad students in art/art history can apply for paid 3 month summer internship at Contemporary Craft (Pittsburgh); Deadline March 15:


Internship: Judy Cheteyan Scholarship Fund
www.contemporarycraft.org



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5 SDA Maine members featured in the first Marco Island/Maine MCA art exchange. “Off the Wall, On the Wall” Open now! http://t.co/mLxGB9iG
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Paper-casting merges with agriculture with surprising - and edible - result:


Seed Faces by Kelsey Pike on Etsy
www.etsy.com
Recycled paper pulp is forced into a doll face mold then stuffed full of organic, heirloom eatin' sprouting seeds!




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Bruce Pepich is keynote speaker at upcoming SDA/SAQA Identity conference in Philadelphia. He vigorously promotes fiber media at RAM (WI). Check out his cred below; find out more about the conference here: http://www.surfacedesign.org/conference/2012-surface-design-association-conference


Bruce Pepich, Racine Art Museum
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Start this week with spectacular & bizarre; not fiber but evocative of fiber:


Bernard Reyboz
vimeo.com
Sculptures mouvantes de Bernard Reyboz, artiste à Antibes, France.




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New on SDA NewsBlog: Get-up-and-Gho: Visit Bhutan Where Weaving - and Happiness - Is Highly Valued


NewsBlog of Surface Design Association
www.surfacedesign.org



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