For its 5th annual symposium, Fibreshed Ireland will bring together farmers, processors, designers, makers, researchers, and consumers from around the island and beyond to offer solutions for the challenges of shortening value chains in the European textile industry.
Presentations, panel discussions, and interactive conversations with:
- Alberte Holmø Bojesen — Copenhagen-based textile and material designer and researcher
- Babette Leertouwer — Dutch textile artist and founder of Halona
- Sabina Diaconu — Romanian textile artist, embroiderer and collector
- Alison Nea — award-winning Irish textile artist and founder of Modh
- Cathy Coughlan — co-founder of award-winning Celtic Tweed
- Eva Kerley and Georgia Connolly — designers and researchers working at the intersection of textiles, material culture and circular design
- Frederique van Buuren — textile maker with a passion for wool, knitting, spinning and education
- Kathy Kirwan — eco-social artist, educator, flax enthusiast, and founder of Flax Lín
- Thomas “Rusty” Weise — textile maker and lacemaker
- Yamila Fournier & Niamh FitzGerald — exploring the surprising connections between birds, nest-building, architecture and human textile traditions
When: Friday, the 13th of November, 10 AM – 6 PM
Where: The Dublin Liberties Distillery, 33 Mill St, The Liberties, Dublin, D08 V221
For more information, visit their website: https://fibreshedireland.ie/symposium-2026/#learn-more
Their Instagram: @fibreshed_ireland
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