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Open daily during the event 10-17
The event showcases a selection of textile art, patterns, installations and textile heritage. You can find exhibitions at the Spinning Mill Area and Forssa city centre. The program consists of sever exhibition locations that host pieces created by more than 20 artists and designers from five different continents.
Wahreninkatu 12
Meri Westlin: Liina. Metallic yarn textile sculptures.
Entrance fee:
Individual ticket: 4€ discount groups / 6€ adults
Full ticket (The City of Colourful Cloth + Pattern Centre):
6€ discount groups / 10€ adults
Picture: Meri Westlin, Liina.
Wahreninkatu 13
Metropolia University of Applied Science. TIMELEAP: Patterns inspired by the 20s, 50s, 60s & 80s. Project exhbiton by Textile Design students.
The exhibition shows designs inspired by 1920s architecture, 1950s countryside and the charm of the romanticised country western. The 1960s take us to the futuristic cabins and sandy beaches as well as to the age of flowers, abstract textures and well-defined shapes. The 1980s inspired patterns dive into pop and rock culture as well as to the world of neon colors and Miami Beach nightlife.
HAMK University of Applien Science: TRAVEL THROUGH TIME.
Exhibition by the Smart and Sustainable students of HAMK, Häme University of Applied Sciences.
Travel Through Time presents creative interpretations of visual history by in the Smart and Sustainable Design students at Häme University of Applied Sciences. In the exhibition you can travel in time from the 18th century rococo, through the time of cotton factory girls and pop era of the 1960s to the childhood of the students.Entrance fee:
Individual ticket: 4€ discount groups / 6€ adults
Full ticket (The City of Colourful Cloth + Pattern Centre):
6€ discount groups / 10€ adults
Picture: Dahlia Kaesmaa, HAMK.
Studio Kati Länsikylä
Wahreninkatu 11
Entrance can be found behind the large Spinning Mill building by the river. The Studio is located next to the bowling alley.
Maiju Ahlgren & Hanna Tamminen
Picture: Nanna Aspholm-Flik - From spool to blossom. (Photographer: Stefan Hohloch)
Vapaudenkatu 4
Carol De Lara: Bacterial BrickbatsMila Galle ja Laura Harjamäki: FaCT
1st year students ARKI-video piece
Anusuya Krishnaswamy: Of the ordinary, in this ordinary
Master of Arts, Thesis work
Sanna Ahonen: Slow unfolding-collection
Master of Arts, Thesis work
Picture: Solid Studio.
Puutarhakatu 5
Anna Vasko
Gabriela Vinograd (Argentina)
Our Plants, Our Heritage
Leila Ashtiani (Iran)
Sofie Dieu (Ranska)
Humaira Fayazi (Afganistan)
Abouk Giir (Sudan)
Rahila Zeeshan (Pakistan)
Petra Martinez
Päivi Vaarula
The exhibitions are located in the attic of this historic jugend villa. The building has also a cafe / restaurant. The space has steps and a staircase, and is not unfortunately accessible with a weelchair or a walker.
Picture: Gabriela Vinograd, Tundra, Women Nature Serie.
Arja Mattila and the Tähti textile family:
A restrospective exhibition
Arja Mattila (1933-2015) was a third-generation factory worker from Forssa. Her maiden name was Tähti. A name that translates from Finnish to English language, meaning a Star.
Arja Mattila had a great influence on Forssa-based pattern design. She begun her career at the Finlayson-Forssa factories, working and learning about textile printing alongside her father, who mastered the engraving of metal printing rollers. She transferred her knowledge to designing patterns of innovative and structured compositions
Forssa Museum summer exhibition displays patterns by Arja Mattila 5.7.-29.8.2024. Free entrance.
Picture: Arja Mattila
Tori Business Center, Hämeentie 7
Tanja Härmä & Sari Kurka
The window installation is inspired by the theme country of Sweden. Sari Kurka, originally from Forssa, is a visual artist who´s unique hand printed textiles present characters such as the King of Sweden Erik XIV and "Jättekiva-ducks".
Tanja Härmä is a clothing designer from Forssa who uses Kurka´s textiles and recycled fabrics in her creations.
A guest star Taika Joensuu is a clothing designer and artist who contructs clothing from single pieces fabrics, handiprinted with the Sweden-inspired prints Dalagat and Polkagris.
Picture: Forssa Textile Week 2023, Tanja Härmä
The organizers of the event are the Forssa Museum & The City of Forssa.
Partners of the event are Finnish Textile and Fashion, Aalto University, Textile Artists Association TEXO, Patternsfrom Agency, HAMK - Häme University of Applied Sciences, Textilmuseet (Sweden), Nordic Textile Art (Sweden) and Maria Jernkvist Textile (Sweden).
More information:
Kati Kivimäki tel +358-3-4141 5837
