Presented on Saturday 29th October during Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven, The Dutch Design Award 16 honored Christien Meindertsma’s Flax Chair. Winner of the Product category, the talented designer impressed the international jury all on fronts and won the FUTURE Award, the big prize for the most promising design for the future. With the Flax … Lire la suite
“I have worked with linen for many years, and it remains my favourite material. For the craftsperson, linen is a challenging material that is never fully tamed, and it has a mind of its own”. Karin Carlander (all photos by Jeff Hargrove) is a Danish textile artist and curator. She lives and work north of Copenhagen. “In my work, I … Lire la suite
Egide : see video on webdoc ULTRA LIN Egrise Million manufacturer of laminated glass in partnership with Lineo ——————————————————————————— Keep up to date with the Flax community through social media: Facebook: The European Confederation of Flax and Hemp Instagram: @wearelinen Twitter: @wearelinen Pinterest: We Are Linen Vimeo: We are Linen #ULTRALIN: a flax promotion programme, jointly financed by the European Union and … Lire la suite
Flax and Hemp Solutions at JEC World 2016 Flax and Hemp technical textiles and intermediate goods make their presence felt in the composite market. Going far beyond simply being substitutes for existing materials, the intrinsic qualities of our European fibres were understood and embraced by the receptive visitors. CELC responds to a demand for … Lire la suite
Secrets of Linen : 100 % linen bespoke carpet – Design Studio GGSV Rendez-Vous de la Matière 2016 took place in Paris on March. Great success enjoyed by this event conceived and organised by Bookstorming, the publishing group specialising in architecture/design. Its catalogue includes beautiful books on architecture and design, the revue Archistorm, Grand Central Paris and … Lire la suite
Philippe Nigro:“Flax, in my opinion, is a material that should speak for itself and not pretend to be something else.” A designer with a particularly eclectic career, Philippe Nigro enjoys experimental projects and really embracing the material. So it was only natural that he would rise to the challenge of creating a place for flax … Lire la suite
Design and flax fiber. The French designer has captivated the world with creations bearing names such as Vertigo, Cape, Coulisse, with a design as elegant as it is legitimate, for timeless and practical objects. So Constance Guisset’s embrace of the flax fibre seemed a foregone certainty. (Photo Vincent Lappartient – CELC) Flax, the local “raw material” “The … Lire la suite