Tag: textile
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A world first: The City of Lahti pilots a deposit system to encourage recycling of textile waste
Residents of the City of Lahti in Southern Finland live close to nature. More than one in two live less than 300 metres from a quiet area. In Lahti, an area is defined as quiet when there are mainly natural sounds and no traffic noise, for example. Quiet places in Lahti include the extensive outdoor…
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The Royal Ontario Museum Publishes Cloth That Changed The World: The Art And Fashion Of Indian Chintz
New book explores the story of India’s richly coloured textiles ahead of ROM original exhibition Photography by Tina Weltz TORONTO — The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is pleased to announce the publication of Cloth that Changed the World: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz on December 2, 2019. The collection of essays explores the far-reaching influence this vividly printed…