Setting the table sustainably

In the past, fabrics were not designed with sustainability in mind as we increasingly do now. Yet textiles from back then can be insightful for sustainable ambitions today. To develop new sustainable tableware for the label by TextielMuseum, the designers of Envisions drew inspiration from historical diaper damask from the TextielMuseum’s collection.

The exhibition shows the tableware of the past that inspires today’s designers, how a sustainable design comes about and the considerations involved. The central question is: what can we learn from the textiles of the past, and how can we set the table even better?