Forssa Textile Week: Hidden stories

Yarn Dye Plant
Wahreninkatu 13

OPEN 21.-24.8.
DAILY 10-17

Buy the Festival Event Pass on location at the Forssa museum.

15€
10€ (discounted price for Museum Card, students, pensioners, unemployed, a person serving mandatory military service)

Learn more about the event and its locations on the website: https:/­/­www.forssatextileweek.fi/­

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HIDDEN STORIES

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences Textile Design: Student exhibition.

“Printed fabric in a high-end fashion context is not just a pattern - it is a narrative, an experience and an opportunity for sustainable fashion.” Our cultural heritage influences the way we experience the world, and many luxury brands have returned to their roots and highlighted their history in a new way. At the same time, the ecological impact of textile production has become a key issue. Museums and archives hold hidden treasures that few people get to see. A fraction of the collections is on public display, and a large proportion of textiles are in storage awaiting a new life.

The students' task was to design a collection of three shirts (tops) based on this introduction, using recycled shirts as materials. They used traditional printing and dyeing techniques as well as more experimental methods, including various textile manipulation techniques such as embroidery, folding, tearing and cutting. The exhibition PIILOTETUT TARINAT − HIDDEN STORIES at Forssa Textile Week 2025 will showcase realized shirts from ten students. The exhibition also includes photos of the process from all students on the course. Kaisa Lackman (guest) and Tiina Karhu (Metropolia) were the teachers of the Printed Textiles and Surface Design course at Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

Exhibition participants: Johanna Al Khatib, Mari Antikainen, Merel Benneker (NL), Min Trang Bui, Katerina Ermolaeva, Isabell Golde, Helmi Haapanen, Ella Heikkinen, Henna Kalola, Christina Kasesalu (EE), Annabelle Keuter (D), Johan Kinnunen, Siiri Koski, Elli Kähkönen, Aino Munck, Saga Mähönen, Elina Männistö, Abbie Orrell (UK), Oona Pennanen, Aino Vaattovaara, Sophie Versteegh (NL), Riikka Virtanen