Audax Textielmuseum Tilburg

Yearbook TextielLab 2011

The Audax Textielmuseum Tilburg proudly presents its brand new publication: Yearbook TextielLab 2011. This is the third edition (Yearbook 2009 and 2010 were previously published) and publishes the leading projects in the past year. On Tuesday 17 April, during the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, the first copy will be presented to Marjan Hammersma, Director General for Culture and Media of the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. The book will then be available in the museum’s Textielshop for € 14.95.

The English-language publication, designed by Rob van Hoesel, invites the reader to explore the selected projects along different paths. Each project in the book is organised through a set pattern: people, process, product. Through extensive project descriptions, interviews and quotes, the reader gets a clear picture of the TextielLab and its possibilities. A large selection of photos portrays the process from design to finished product.

For the first time in years the Lab noticed a change in the type of projects. Hebe Verstappen, creative director of the TextielLab, explains: "In recent years we saw a clear shift to larger (interior design) projects. In order to achieve our ambitions it is necessary to transfer focus between the different techniques. Focus requires us to bring more depth to the quality of projects. The contracting of these larger projects and proactive approach of potential international clients have become our priority objectives."

The TextielLab at the Audax Textielmuseum Tilburg is a unique centre of knowledge which is both a company specialising in the manufacture of exceptional knitted and woven fabrics and an open studio where experimentation is central. Artists, promising students and (inter)national designers are accompanied by product developers and can explore the infinite possibilities in the application of materials and computer-controlled, decorative and manual techniques.

In Yearbook TextielLab 2011:

Irene Alvarez, Hotel The Exchange, Zara Atelj, Sarah Barkmeijer, Martine Bastings, Maria Blaisse, Design Academy Eindhoven (DAE), Designstudio Lotte van Laatum, Eva Dunis, European Textile Trainees (ETT), Britt de Groot, Hayon Studio, Linda de Jong, Bas Kosters Studio, Diana Lebel, Mercure Cultuurprijs, Justine de Moriamé, Müller Van Tol, Tom Nijhuis, Otobong Nkanga, OMA, Painted, Karin Peulen, Karolina Piech, Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Rowena Rutten, Makiko Shinoda, Mara Skujeniece, Willemijn van der Sloot, Studio FormaFantasma, Studio Jo Meesters, Studio WM, Annika Syrjämäki, Annelys de Vet, Vincent Vulsma, Jasmijn Wester, Kiyoshi Yamamoto, Robert Zandvliet.

Also working in the TextielLab in 2011:

Laurence Aëgerter, By Borre, Sonja Bäumel, Walter Van Beirendonck, Mariëlle van den Bergh, Barbara Broekman, Hil Driessen, Maartje Elants, Thomas E. Creations, Jiri Evenhuis, William Fan, Lizan Freijsen, Corné Gabriëls, CG, Ruth ter Haar, Freyke Hartemink, Marianne van Heeswijk, Mervi Hilvo, Sarena Huizinga, Elise Kim, Lise Lefebvre, Jan Koen Lomans, Sander Lucas, Made by Rens, Jerry Meije, Elise van Mourik, Emilie Pallard, Piet Paris, Alet Pilon, Anouk van Ranst, Lon Robbé, Gino Saccone, Alexander van Slobbe, Spijkers & Spijkers, Studio Job, Studio Wieki Somers, JANTAMINIAU, Natalie Taylor, Anaïs Tondeur, Iris Toonen, Eugène van Veldhoven, Jeroen Vinken, Claire Vos, Elvira Vroomen, Sara Vrugt, Doreen Westphal Studio.

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Graphic Design: Rob van Hoesel. Printing: Drukkerij Gianotten. Bookbinding: Boekbinderij Van Mierlo. Back: The back of this publication was also designed by Rob van Hoesel and manufactured in the TextielLab. 90% of the woven fabric is composed of organic cotton. The fabric is embroidered with glow-in-the-dark yarn. The ribbon has been knitted on an antique circular knitting machine. Translation (Dutch to English): Andrew May and Thijssen Translations.