Textile artist Mall Tomberg has died
98-year-old textile artist and Estonian applied arts classic Mall Tomberg has passed away.
The great figure of Estonian textile art has passed away
Mall Tomberg, a prominent figure in Estonian textile art, has died, leaving a lasting impact on public spaces and multiple generations of students.
Political Textiles in Frankfurt: The Silk Knows the Murderer
An exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts in Frankfurt explores the political significance of textiles, focusing on tapestries as a medium of political resistance.
Cultural Capital Awards Presented in Honor of Arvo Pärt
On February 4th, the Cultural Capital's main and lifetime achievement awards for 2025, as well as annual prizes for visual and applied arts, audiovisual arts, and folk culture, were ceremoniously awarded at the music house dedicated to Arvo Pärt.
Applied Arts? They are the mirror of technological and social evolution
The article discusses how applied arts museums reflect technological and social evolution while also shaping it, highlighting their role at the intersection of design, society, craft, and industry.
Vienna Show on Fashion Designer Lang: Be Yourself, but Make Something of It!
A Vienna exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts showcases the retrospective of fashion designer Helmut Lang, focusing on his 1990s post-industrial designs that blended advertising, art, and technology with a gender-neutral approach to identity.