Selvedge - Newsletter

January 2009

Caroline Hwang may live in sunny Southern California but her quilted illustrations offer a glimpse of a dark side. Caroline uses traditional techniques to document modern life. As the wonderful art project, Tiny Showcase, put it "a lover's spat, a forest, a romantic rendezvous, all merit documentation with Hwang's needles and her thread."
www.carolinehwang.net, www.tinyshowcase.com.

Desconocida: Unknown In Juarez, a city on the border of USA and Mexico, close to 600 women have been murdered or have disappeared. Norwegian artist Lise Bjørne Linnert draws attention to their plight in a embroidery project to which 1,700 people have contributed. The Gallery, UCA Epsom 10 February–22 March, www.transitionandinfluence.com

Kids.Modern
Parents – and children – will love the bright design solutions at the Kids.Modern Show. The organisers of Midcentury Modern have gathered the likes of Ella Doran, Lucy Jane Batchleor and Big Bad Wolff. Sunday 15th February 2009, Dulwich College, SE21,10–4. www.modernshows.com

MAISON&OBJET is unmissable for professionals interested in design, interiors and accessories. The range and standard of its exhibitors – which this year include Bess Nielsen’s beautiful Khadi + Co – sets the bench mark for all other trade fairs of its kind. 23-27 January, Paris-Nord, Villepinte, www.maison-objet.com

THE BEST AND WORST OF TIMES Approaching the New Year with a sense of optimism is vital and will see you though the first two weeks at least... Of course having something to look forward to always helps. Here at Selvedge we are excited about the outcome of our office renovation and trying to overlook the fact that work currently takes place in a building site. It’s all about delayed gratification – which leads neatly to the fact that this year Selvedge will not be producing a January issue. We’re sorry to make you wait, the delay won’t affect subscriptions and we’ll try to make sure the March issue is worth waiting for! www.selvedge.org.
	A cause for celebration, the Selvedge drygoods sale is now on! It's the perfect opportunity to buy those objects you have been considering or longing for... Discounts extend to subscriptions, selected back issues and books. A one year subscription in the UK is just £40 so it’s the perfect time to subscribe or renew. Sale ends 28 February 2009. Call +44 (0)20 8341 9721 or visit www.selvedge.org
The International Year of Natural Fibres will be officially launched on 22 January 2009 at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). Since the 1960s, the use of synthetic fibres has increased and natural fibres have lost their market share. The FAO hopes the title will raise consumer awareness and stimulate demand for natural fibres. www.naturalfibres2009.org
	The Society of Designer Craftsmen are holding their Winter exhibition. The delicate ikats of Selvedge award winner Louise Anderson are on show alongside work by the winner of the Texprint Chairman's prize, Victoria Shepherd. The Mall Galleries, London, 10-18 January. www.designercrafts.org.uk
Take a bow... V V Rouleaux are having a clearance sale at their London warehouse with 50% off ribbons, flowers, feathers, beads, braids, tassels and tiebacks. All these trimmings and more can be found at the company’s Trade Vaults, 6 Tun Yard, Peardon Street, London SW8. Saturday 24th January, 10-5, www.vvrouleaux.com
	Lithuanian born and self-taught artist Regina Benson uses a wealth of textile manipulations and techniques to create quilt art, fibre sculpture and fabric wall hangings. Her work is included in Quilt Visions 2008 at the Oceanside Museum of Art, until 1 March, 2009, and New Focus: Art Quilts in Small Format until 21 February. www.reginabenson.com

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY...
Until 16 Jan	Signals, contemporary applied art from Finland	Flow Gallery, 1-5 Needham Road, London W11 2RP www.flowgallery.co.uk
Until 17 Jan	Wish list	CAA Gallery, 2 Percy Street, London W1 www.caa.org.uk
From 22 Jan	Hussein Chalayan	Design Museum, Shad Thames, London SE1 2YD www.designmuseum.org
Until 21 Feb	Gothic: Dark Glamour	Museum at FIT, Seventh Avenue at 27 Street,New York www.fitnyc.edu
Until 28 Feb	50 @ the BDC	Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool City Centre www.bluecoatdisplaycentre.com
Until 31 Mar	Art of the Poster	London Transport Museum, Covent Garden, London www.ltmuseum.co.uk
Until 5 Apr	Clarke's Cabinets of Cures	Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE www.wellcomecollection.org

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