The purpose of the model is to ensure an always holistic approach on innovating textiles, materials and clothing research towards a sustainable system.
This is often easier said, than done, since “Textiles are everywhere”.
The textile industries is one of the most complex ones on earth, embodying the true nature of innovation and technology on one side, while cherishing and safeguarding the craftsmanship knowledge it stems from, creating an ever evolving bridge between past, present and future.
Textiles relate to resources and how these are used or by whom they are used, it’s production tools are incredibly sophisticated, and its processes are entangled with so many other industries, crafting a world side system that promotes an inspiring and always changing culture surrounding the use of textiles. This complexity is what often masks the hidden unsustainable and disrespectful operations, that often do not reflect the vision and wishes of everyone involved.
TextileLab believes that by constantly unpacking and unfolding this complexity without shying away from it, but rather acknowledging it, a wide range of innovations can be brought together, when a multiplicity of perspectives are incorporated and accounted for.
This model departs from a values-driven vision,