Tuesday, February 14, 2022 @10:30am Elizabeth Holloway Schar Hall | 5th Floor, Nancy Nicholas Hall | UW Madison This event is free and open to the public and reservations are recommended. Register Now Dr. Maria …
Center for Design and Material Culture
Textile Tuesday: Red Edition: December
Thank you for joining this year on the CDMC Stories blog for Textile Tuesdays: Red Edition—this is our final post! Students in the UW-Madison Design Studies class “History of Textiles” (Fall 2021) wrote these posts, …
Student Spotlight: Alternative Fashions by Addison Nace
What is fashion? This question is one of the guiding inquiries that inspired Uncut Attire. Since entering grad school, I have begun to consider ways in which the definition of fashion may be broadened to …
Textile Tuesday: Red Edition: November
Join us once a month during 2022 on the CDMC Stories blog for Textile Tuesdays: Red Edition! Students in the UW-Madison Design Studies class “History of Textiles” (Fall 2021) wrote these posts, choosing the color …
Student Spotlight: Experiencing “Questioning Things” by Sarah Egan
Experiencing “Questioning Things” on my first day back as a gallery assistant in the Center for Design and Material Culture was daunting. Having been gone for the summer, the exhibit was a surprise to me, …
Workshop + Conversation with Sustainable Furniture Designer & Entrepreneur Jerri Hobdy
Thursday, November 10 | 5-6:30pm Dorothy O’Brien Innovation Lab | Nancy Nicholas Hall | Forward Facing: The story of a chair through the lens of future materials, manufacture and market. Waste reduction, climate friendly materials and lower …
Textile Tuesday: Red Edition: October
Join us once a month during 2022 on the CDMC Stories blog for Textile Tuesdays: Red Edition! Students in the UW-Madison Design Studies class “History of Textiles” (Fall 2021) wrote these posts, choosing the color …
Uncut Attire: How Weaving Informs Wearables
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery – September 14 – December 4, 2022 How has weaving influenced clothing design, particularly in cultures where handweaving is strongly embedded into communities? This exhibition, completely drawn from the Helen Louise …
Five Minutes, Four Textiles: One Chance to Introduce the Collection
With just five minutes to introduce the collection to UW-Madison’s new Chancellor, Pleasant Rowland Textile Specialist and Research Director Sophie Pitman selects four objects that showcase the breadth and possibilities of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
Textile Tuesday: Red Edition: September
Textile Tuesday: Red Edition: September Join us once a month during 2022 on the CDMC Stories blog for Textile Tuesdays: Red Edition! Students in the UW-Madison Design Studies class “History of Textiles” (Fall 2021) wrote …