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China’s Cloud Chain Eyes Up to $2bn Textile Hub in Port Said

Chinese industrial developer Cloud Chain is planning to establish a USD 1.5 billion–2 billion integrated textile industrial city in Port Said, in what officials describe as a potentially carbon-neutral manufacturing complex and one of the largest textile investment projects proposed in Egypt in recent years. According to Egypt’s Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, the proposed “Egyptian…

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Can Egypt’s ‘Productive Villages’ Plan Reshape Rural Employment?

Egypt is betting that rural industrialization could become a key tool in addressing unemployment, strengthening local economies, and reducing migration pressures on major cities through its newly launched “Productive Villages” initiative. The programmed, currently entering its pilot phase across selected governorates in the Delta and Upper Egypt, aims to establish small and medium-sized factories…

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DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2026 Opens Next Week in Shanghai

In exactly one week, DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2026 returns to Shanghai from 27–29 May, bringing together exhibitors and international visitors for Asia-Pacific’s leading carpet and flooring trade fair

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Faig Ahmed at the Venice Biennale: The Attention

At the 61st Venice Biennale (2026), Faig Ahmed’s solo exhibition The Attention for the Azerbaijan Pavilion reimagines the carpet as a shifting system of perception, where craft, language and cosmology intersect

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Inside La Manufacture Cogolin’s Paysages Collection

Drawing inspiration from the timeless beauty of the French Riviera, La Manufacture Cogolin’s latest collection, captures the atmosphere and landscapes of the Mediterranean through a series of richly textured, artisanal rugs

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ICFF and NYCxDESIGN 2026 Spotlight Design-Led Rug Innovation

From collectible design and bespoke production to material craftsmanship, ICFF and NYCxDESIGN 2026 showcase t a new generation of rug and textile brands shaping the future of contemporary interiors

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Baku Carpet Festival Returns with an International Focus

Marking its third edition and the tenth anniversary of Azerkhalcha’s designer division, the Baku Carpet Festival brings together industry voices, regional traditions and a city-wide programme of exhibitions

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Gently Under the Flame at the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern

COVER’s Raquel Diazdowney visits A media lumbre (Gently Under the Flame) at the Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, an exhibition exploring material knowledge and craft, set to travel across Spain throughout 2026

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Woven Memories: Stories in Stitch

“Being part of the Woven Memories project had a real impact on me. ” – Oliwia Palika, a Textiles student at Fort William. A remarkable collection of ten vintage wedding dresses, each carrying its own story of love, hope and history, forms the heart of a new creative partnership between Highland Hospice Retail and UHI North, West and […]

The Bronze Age Textile Revolution

Archaeological excavations into prehistory sites tell us many tantalising aspects behind the stories of the people who lived there. Some of the questions we can answer today, were not possible decades ago, as science and archaeology continue to develop processes and more refined ways to examine artefacts. The components of a wooden loom have been […]

Visit the textile archives of Susan Collier & Sarah Campbell

Opening today in London, Paint! Pattern! Print! celebrates the vibrant and influential work of Susan Collier and Sarah Campbell, tracing five decades of bold, painterly textile design that reshaped the language of pattern

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