Textiles
'Design is political' - looking beyond Frida Kahlo's pop icon status
In Part 1 of 2 episodes on design, decoloniality and culturally safe practices, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to Dr Diana Albarran Gonzalez on Mexican design and textiles that became trendy in recent… Audio
Cutting the cloth: What it takes to make clothes in New Zealand
It was once one of the nation's biggest industries. Now this Christchurch clothing factory is among the last of its kind. Audio
NZ brand aims to tackle textile waste
A New Zealand clothing brand has launched a new project that aims to reduce textile waste. Little Yellow Bird chief executive, Samantha Jones, tells us how it works! Audio
Flo Foxworthy: costume design a childhood dream come true
Flo Foxworthy started sewing when she was seven years old, with a dream to make costumes for the movies. By the age of 18 she had launched her own business making bikinis and costumes for exotic… Audio
Call for clothing industry to have product stewardship scheme
The clothing and textiles industry is among the world's worst carbon-emitters - now the government is being urged to consider bringing textile recycling within its product stewardship scheme… Audio
Natural fibres more prevalent in ocean than plastic - study
A recent study has showed that the large majority of the microfibres polluting our oceans are not plastic - which has long been assumed - but actually natural fibres like cotton, wool and other… Audio
Made in NZ tag could be 'lost forever' by 2020
The increasing preference of offshore production could push the New Zealand textile industry to die off within two years, the founder of outdoor apparel brand Swazi says.
Kaffe Fassett’s life in fabric
At a time when bright, bold colours and patterns were scorned by designers and fabric stores, Kaffe Fassett helped start a revolution. Audio, Gallery
A Good Yarn
A small yarn manufacturer in Napier has gone from employing 85 staff in its hey-day, to about 18 now. Cheap imports from China undercut wool knitting yarns made in New Zealand, but Design Spun has… Audio
Maureen Benson-Rea: Time to say goodbye to sweatshop clothing
In 2013 the Rana Plaza building in Bangladesh collapsed killing 1000 clothing workers. The tragedy resulted in a worldwide outcry and demands that international brands take steps to ensure that their… Audio
Katie Somerville - Delightful Dior
Katie Somerville is the Senior Fashion and Textiles Curator at the National Gallery of Victoria, and has spent the last three years pulling together the stunning House of Dior exhibition that opens at… Audio
Clothes with a conscience
Wellington based Kiwi fashion designer Gosia Piatek's fashion label "Kowtow" is all about being 100% environmentally and ethically sustainable. It's taking off, and selling all over the world. Video, Audio
Masterpieces: Susan Holmes
Renowned fabric artist Susan Holmes is holding a blast-from-the-past exhibition showcasing designs from the 70s to now for Objectspace's Masters of Craft exhibition series. She talks art and craft and… Audio
WOW Winner ‘Supernova’ Gillian Saunders
The World of Wearable Arts’ Supreme Award, as well as the Avant Garde Award, has gone to Gillian Saunders from Nelson. She first entered the WOW in 2002 and has entered almost every year since… Audio, Gallery
Extreme knitting
Jacqui Fink is a fibre artist and 'extreme knitter' based in Sydney. Her studio is called Little Dandelion. Video, Audio
Elaine Yan Ling Ng: textiles and tehnology
Kim Hill talks to Hong Kong-based designer Elaine Yan Ling Ng who interweaves technology with her textiles and furnishings at The Fabrick Lab. She visited Wellington as a keynote speaker for Nature… Audio
Royal textiles shattered by time
How important is clothing as a reference to time and place, and what can garments tell us about the people who wore them and the society in which they lived? The Otago Museum houses millions of… Audio
Inside iD Fashion Week
Frankenstein's lover, pan-sexuality, torture devices and animal rights provide unexpected inspiration and stories behind the work of emerging designers at Dunedin iD Fashion Week 2016. Audio
Constructing the Tutu
Tutus add to the spectacle of classical ballet and are equally as important as the set design. This August, the New Zealand School of Dance launched an appeal to raise $9,000.00 towards the… Audio, Gallery
Wool Innovation
Cosmo Kentish-Barnes meets textile design students at Massey University who are developing innovative new ways with wool. Audio, Gallery