A West Philadelphia factory that started with a single spool of yarn now ships handcrafted rugs around the world, reports ...

MIT engineers made a new stretchy yarn out of polyethylene, the same plastic used in milk jugs and grocery bags, instead of spandex blends that can’t be recycled. The new yarn can be melted down and ...

For artist Neeraj Patel,  an abandoned factory is more than a decaying structure. It is a record of labour, memory and the passage of time. In his latest s ...

Lupita Nyong’o channeled her “The Odyssey” character Helen of Troy at Tuesday night’s New York City premiere of the film. But while her Nicholas Oakwell Couture gilded gown certainly evoked the power ...

Amanda Barcenas, owner/operator of Prado de Lana, in her new location in the old Stockbridge Train Depot. Photo by Robbi Hartt “A quaint yarn and wool boutique, nestled in the heart of the Berkshires, ...

Inside Salam Hello’s Marrakech showroom, where 80 Amazigh artisans preserve regional rug-making traditions through a more transparent production model.

In a new series, Caroline Garland explores the connections between landscape, creativity and communities – speaking to designers, bloggers, educators and activists to understand how we can tackle the ...