Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Darryn King writes about arts and culture of all kinds. I fell in love with Proper Cloth at first sight. First sight of a corduroy ...

African mud cloth art, or bogolanfini, is an ancient textile art from Mali. The technique uses fermented mud to create ...

Akan textiles are an integral part of the cultural heritage of the Akan people of West Africa. Famous for their vibrant ...

"Matisse: The Fabric of Dreams -- His Art and His Textiles," the languidly titled, often patchy, yet vision-altering exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, has some great moments, and not all ...

The fashion industry is rapidly embracing digital transformation, and one of the most significant innovations driving this change is fabric simulation. As ...

For many centuries, traditional grass cloth has been used as an important raw material for home textiles in China, but its market can be expanded by incorporating color. Reactive Red 2 (R2), Reactive ...