Cotsen Textile Traces Global Roundtable: Textile Futures

In this global convening, speakers consider future-oriented outlooks for making and using clothing and textiles in the 21st century. Inspired by themes in the exhibition Source Material: Lessons in Responsible Fashion, this virtual roundtable explores pathways for using both old and new technologies to encourage more responsible production, consumption and efforts to sustain cultural textile heritage.    

This program is made possible through support from the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection Endowment. 

About the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center

The museum’s Cotsen Textile Traces Study Center is dedicated to textile research and houses the Cotsen Textile Traces Study Collection, which represents a lifetime of collecting by business leader and philanthropist Lloyd Cotsen (1929-2017). One of the world’s most significant textile study collections, it comprises nearly 4,000 fragments dating from antiquity to the present, offering insights into human creativity around the world. Learn more about the center

About the Exhibition 

The impacts of overproduction and overconsumption in the global fashion industry are uniquely modern challenges, but promising solutions can be found in textile traditions from the past. Source Material: Lessons in Responsible Fashion pairs historical garments from The Textile Museum Collection with works by contemporary fashion designers returning to more responsible uses of materials and resources. Learn more about the exhibition 

How to Participate

To join us for the roundtable, please register early to reserve your space. Once you have registered, we will email you links and details for joining each day of the roundtable on Zoom. We will also email registered participants a program with a detailed schedule.