felt goes back eight thousand! years and is a truly sustainable material. from start to finish felting is a relatively simple, low impact, and democratic process, still traditionally popular among the nomadic peoples of central asia -- who use it for rugs to booties to saddle bag flair. the exhibited contemporary artists use felt as a form for creatively utilitarian objects and a lot of wearables, to simply pretty ephemera.
an inspiring show of raw material and talent.
some of my favorite pieces, of course, were the dresses.
francoise hoffman: her shapes happen organically (nope, no sewing here), through fusing, often with fabrics like silk.
ps: a nice high felt blog
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