April 30, 2022 at 1pm The Link | 1st Floor, Nancy Nicholas Hall | UW–Madison Join us in celebration of the exhibition Coming Together: Culturally Inspired Creation. Meet with the Design Studies 527: Global Artisans students who …
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
Coming Together: Culturally Inspired Creation Trunk Show
April 30, 2022 at 1pm The Link | 1st Floor, Nancy Nicholas Hall | UW–Madison Co-design teams comprising the UW–Madison students and traditional artisans from Kutch, India have worked together this semester to present a public …
Design Thinking Through Intentional Co-Design: Culturally Inspired Creation in the Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery
By Dr. Sarah Anne Carter, CDMC Executive Director and Associate Professor in Design Studies This spring the Center for Design and Material Culture is hosting an exhibition in the Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery that connects to …
Sofia Hagström Møller: Lineage
Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery – January 26-April 3, 2022 Sofia Hagström Møller: Lineage investigates the roots of Scandinavian textile design and celebrates the legacy that American weaving shares with these traditions. By translating her grandmother’s …
The Overshare: Telling Stories and Documenting a Life in Needle Lace
Maker Maggie Hensel-Brown will join the CDMC to talk about her approach as a contemporary lace maker.
Textiles on Campus: A Panel Discussion on the Possibilities of the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
This panel features faculty, curators, students, and collection stewards who make this vital resource available to our community.
Exhibition Spotlight: Lace from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
PhD student in Design History, Maeve M. Hogan, discusses the curatorial vision for Lace in the Helen Louise Textile Collection, on view in the Lynn Mecklenburg Textile Gallery, September 8 through November 17, 2021.
Lace from the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection
Lace is the single largest category of objects in the Helen Louise Allen Textile Collection. How do we make sense of this ubiquitous yet enigmatic material? From fine art on the wall to intimate garments …
Malkha | Madison: Malkha’s Vision for a Democratic Craft Economy
We invite you to watch this video conversation between Annapurna Mamidipudi, Dorothy Ko, and Sarah Anne Carter, moderated by Yuhang Li. They discuss the formation of this project and Malkha’s vision for a democratic craft …
Malkha | Madison: A Moment in Making: 2017
This virtual exhibition features a series of photographs by Harsh Lohit of two Malkha production centers during 2017. We invite visitors to think through these photographs as moments in a long history of the Malkha …