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GAWA Future Fabrics: Weaving Technology into Tradition

The Future Fabrics: weaving textiles into technology challenge team works towards Heritage Preservation of textile traditions across Bhutan, starting from Thimphu. Traditional handlooms, patterns and motifs are slowly becoming forgotten, while still holding an enormous body of knowledge and intangible heritage practices, from knowledge transmission rituals to weaving songs.

Resource TypeArticles & Blog Posts
LanguageEnglish
Focus AreaProjects
AuthorAnastasia Pistofidou, Annie Ferlatte, Emmanuel Gilloz, Maxime Gravet, Benjamin James Simpson, Carrie Leung, Maria Corte-Real Calado, Nanditha Nair, Johnatan Prado-Lopez, Hafey Viktoría Hallgrímsdóttir, Kuenga Tshomo, Rinzin Dorji, Dawa Zangpo, Tshering Dendup, Shannon Sykes
Full stack Layer3. Incubating Value-Generating Projects
Year2023