We were thrilled to award Linda Steele the ECT Travel sponsor’s prize at Carrefour - European Patchwork Festival 2026 for her vibrant and transporting quilt ‘Turquoise Sea’. We caught up with the Melbourne-based quilt artist to find out more about her work, how she got started and the joy of travelling the fibre art world.
This December will sees Amsterdam burst into light thanks to the 15th anniversary of its magical Light Festival. In this week's blog, we take a look at the origins of the city's best loved winter event and look forward to this year's supremely sparkling edition.
For over fifteen years, Anitha Reddy, art historian and community-based textile art practitioner, curator and researcher, has been collaborating with the Siddis in Uttara Kannada in the south Indian state of Karnataka to make ‘kavands’ - quilts stitched from worn clothes and fabric that carry familial memory, reminiscence and remembrance in an attempt to reimagine authorship. In this week's blog, we find out more about the beautiful, storied work they make together.
IPM Essen is the world’s leading horticultural trade fair and is the place to discover the newest plant breeds, the latest technological innovations and next big floristry trends. As well as gaining access to the fascinating exhibition halls, students on our tour will also be able to attend stimulating conferences and watch some of the best floral artists in the world at work in the inspiring demonstrations and floristry competitions that take place each day.
