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Under the motto "We inspire ideas", the Osnabrück University Society supports young academics and research projects. In the field of textile design, the University Society supports the dissertation project "The Beiderwand Weaving Mill Meldorf as a Textile Place of Remembrance". The dissertation project of Lucia Schwalenberg under the supervision of Prof.in Dr.in Bärbel Schmidt investigates Continue reading Förderung für Dissertationsprojekt

The Homo Faber Guide is a project of the Michelangelo Foundation to promote creativity and artistic craftsmanship. The Michelangelo Foundation Continue reading Homo Faber Guide

Research for the dissertation project "The Beiderwand Weaving Mill Meldorf as a Textile Place of Remembrance" on a journey Continue reading Schleswig-Holstein

Thank you for a wonderful tour by Dora Herrmann of the Lotte Hofmann textile art exhibit at Handwerksform Hannover. I am happy to be there and congratulations to Continue reading Lotte Hofmann Textilkunst Ausstellung Hannover

Textile Studies, Craft Education and Makerspaces

Third-party funding by the Lower Saxony Ministry of Education for the University of Osnabrück/Textile Design

Textile Studies, Craft Education and Makerspaces was the core of a cooperation trip of the Textile Design Department of the University of Osnabrück to Finland to universities and institutions there. The Lower Saxony Ministry of Culture supports the cooperation project Continue reading Kooperationsreise nach Finnland

Textile students develop fabric for the historic Beiderwand weaving mill Meldorf

Inspired by the historical motifs of the Beiderwand weaving mill in Meldorf, textile students from the University of Osnabrück developed new timeless fabric designs. Lucia Schwalenberg led the collaborative project with Stiftung Mensch. The results are on display in an exhibition at the "Stichpunkt" gallery. Continue reading Stichpunktgalerie

Collection development on the basis of a historical sample treasure trove

In the authentic building complex of the Old Pastorate in Meldorf, the Mensch Foundation has at its disposal a weaving mill that is unique in Germany. Part of the weaving mill is a historically grown pattern treasure Continue reading Historische Beiderwand-Weberei Meldorf

Edited by Prof. Dr. Birgit Haehnel

"In the future, textiles equipped with electronic conductors and minicomputers will play an increasingly important role in mobile technology. Continue reading Digitale Textilien

Cooperation Cloth Museum Bramsche - University of Osnabrück/Textile Design
Small and fine they lie before us: the archive samples of Gunta Stölzl, master weaver at the Bauhaus. Attached to gray cardboard in Din A4, annotated in neat pencil writing, supplemented by cartridge drawings and indents. Sometimes cursory, almost fragmentary, Continue reading Auf den zweiten Blick – Bauhausstoffe als Inspiration

The academic scarf of the University of Osnabrück is a cooperation project of the Department of Textile Design for the Presidium of the University of Osnabrück. For the first time the newly designed Continue reading Der akademische Schal

Tufting plant in textile design in operation
The tufting plant in Textile Design is back in operation after a restructuring of the workshop space and maintenance of the equipment. Continue reading Tufting

With the Seegers weaving mill, it is possible to transform hand-drawn designs into the finest fabrics. The jacquard woven table runners are a dress for the table as the central point in the room.

The design cooperation combines the expertise of Weberei Seegers as Germany's oldest weaving mill Continue reading Designkooperation Weberei Seegers

Contents of the teaching assignment Textile Design/Weaving at the Kunsthochschule Kassel: "Surface and Structure" and "Pattern and Material Continue reading Lehrauftrag Textildesign/Weberei Kunsthochschule Kassel

Textile excursion in textile design at the University of Osnabrück Continue reading Sri Lanka Textilexkursion

Digitization in the restructured workshop area
In the Department of Textile Design at the University of Osnabrück, after extensive restructuring of the workshop area, the increased integration of digital technology is taking place Continue reading Digitaler Jacquardwebstuhl TC2

Restoration of a historical punch card jacquard in the textile design department of the University of Osnabrück Continue reading Restaurierung Lochkartenjacquard Universität Osnabrück

Under the title "Stoff für Geschichte(n)" ("Fabric for History(s)"), the Fischer- und Webermuseum Steinhude, in cooperation with Leibniz Universität Hannover, presented an exhibition on a shirt woven in 1728 without a seam, which is still considered to be technically highly challenging to weave today. The exhibition is about the millennia-old phenomenon of seamlessness in the art of weaving, a textile ideal similar to squaring the circle or perpetual motion. Continue reading Das nahtlose Hemd