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Fashioning Felt

On view March 6–September 7, 2009

This exhibition will explore the varied new uses of felt—an ancient material, believed to be one of the earliest techniques for making textiles. Made by matting together wool fibers with humidity and friction, felting requires little technological expertise and is an extremely versatile material. The exhibition will begin with historic examples of felts, showcase innovations in handmade felts, and feature contemporary uses of industrial felt in a range of fields, including product design, fashion, architecture, and home furnishings. The exhibition is being organized by Susan Brown, assistant curator, Textiles.

 

Fashioning Felt is made possible by the generous support of


The exhibition is also funded in part by The Coby Foundation, Ltd., and the Mondriaan Foundation

Support for the Claudy Jongstra installation is provided by Elise Jaffe + Jeffrey Brown.

Additional support is provided by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency, the Consulate-General of The Netherlands, the Information Centre of Danish Crafts, The Netherland-America Foundation, The Consulate General of Switzerland in New York, and The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States.

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