
Setting the table sustainably
Diaper damask - a simple form of damask - was one of the inspirations to develop a new, everyday tableware for our own label. For the design, we invited Eindhoven-based Envisions. But we gave them and ourselves an additional challenge: Make a product as sustainable as possible. In this expo, we show this extensive design process.
About the exhibition
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?
Diaper damask
Diaper damask is a simple form of damask and was often used as everyday tableware. It was less luxurious than the lavish satin damask, but was not inferior in quality. Textiles were precious, so people were careful with them. It was taken care of meticulously, repaired and reused for as long as possible. A good example of sustainability and therefore an inspiration for the development of better tableware by today's designers.
About Envisions
Envisions is a multidisciplinary design agency that offers a new perspective on materials by creating visionary spaces and developing new applications. They bring together different design disciplines and make the future of materials tangible, making producers rethink their production, processes and applications. This approach made Envisions the perfect partner for the development of a new sustainable product for our label by TextielMuseum.

Re-Work
Under the name by TextielMuseum, we create interior and household textiles designed by top designers and developed at the museum's TextielLab. Part of our collection is the new sustainable tablecloth entitled Re-Work*, designed by Envisions.
*On sale soon!

Campaign image ‘Re-Work’ by Envisions. Photo: Ronald Smits
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