The Textile Eye - Report 27

In Collaboration

Exploring the Aesthetic Power of Partnership

Collaboration threads through this report, from co-founded studios and capsule collections to museum labs and artisan cooperatives. Across rugs, wallcoverings, and textiles, shared authorship becomes a way to test materials, extend narrative, and move beyond a single point of view. Eindhoven’s Dutch Design Week and Tilburg’s TextielMuseum TextielLab frame a season of experimentation, while at MoMA, Otobong Nkanga’s Cadence—developed at the TextielLab—connects conceptual practice with production. Alongside these touchpoints, case studies and interviews with designers, curators, and makers trace how collaboration is reshaping contemporary textiles.