COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS
Working closely with Panasonic and fabric studios in Japan and Mexico, ATW80F launched a series of collaborations, beginning with beautiful installations at CES (Consumer Electronic Show) in Las Vegas January 2024.
Funded by a grant from One Earth- Daughters for Earth, ATW80F has partnered with Artisan Project, Ain Leuh Women’s Cooperative, Jude Lab, and The Microbe Institute on a multi-disciplinary collaboration among traditional weavers, researchers, designers, textile experts, scientists, anthropologists, and businesswomen to create natural dyes from plants and microbes of the Ain Leuh region of Morocco.
ATW80F partnered with Smithsonian for a wild two weeks of fascinating fabrics, talented artists, incredible makers, interactive looms, workshops, talks, and community gatherings at the 2022 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
EXHIBITIONS
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Wild and Regenerative, 2023
Carroll and Tierney hosted a captivating ATW80Fabrics pop-up exhibition in collaboration with Mountainfilm and Telluride Arts in Colorado. The exhibition invited attendees on a global journey to hear stories of makers by sharing the gorgeous fabrics in our ATW80F collection.
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Biofabricate Summit, 2022
Co-Founders Tierney Thys and Carroll Dunham spoke about their work with ATW80F while exhibiting a beautiful selection of fabrics from our library - Laos hemp, Ugandan barkcloth, Japanese kudzu, Irish linen……..
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RawAssembly, 2022
ATW80F exhibited an incredible display of diverse Indigenous fibers, fabrics, and innovations in recycling and biofabrication - celebrating the diversity of nature-friendly alternatives to petroleum-based fabrics.
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Hidden Threads, 2022
Hidden Threads was an immersive experience inviting you to confront the textile world's problems and explore the behavioral changes and innovative solutions we can utilize to build a more sustainable future.
