The Journey

THE JOURNEY · SERIES I

Visits to the ateliers and museums where craft is kept alive.

Bare trees silhouetted against the London night sky, a lit Gothic tower in the distance
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, 2026

MADE TO BE SEEN

In London, the V&A brings its archive out to be studied.
Red velvet taking shape on a handloom, a hand and a pattern drawing beside it
VENICE, ITALY, 2026

AT LONG LAST

In Venice, velvet is still woven by hand on historic looms.
A stone stairway climbing between buildings in Lyon’s La Croix-Rousse
LYON, FRANCE, 2026

A CITY OF SILK

In Lyon, silk weavers once slept a few steps from their looms.
A tall silk loom beneath high windows, a blue and yellow fabric half-woven at its base
LYON, FRANCE, 2026

ONE FLIGHT UP

In Lyon, the looms were just one flight up from home.
Black silk velvet printed by hand with ivory flowers, birds and fine gold lines
LYON, FRANCE, 2026

STILL PRINTING

In Lyon, silk is still printed by hand, frame by frame.
Rows of bobbins wound with copper-colored silk on a winding machine at the Museo della Seta in Como
COMO, ITALY, 2026

A PIECE OF THE PROCESS

In Como, silk is the work of many masters.
A workbench in the restored lace mill, colored glass windows glowing behind it
CALAIS, FRANCE, 2026

THE RETURN

Calais, at last, and the lace story it completes.
A bobbin lace pillow with dozens of wooden bobbins fanned around it and finished lace below
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 2025

THE DRAWERS

In Brussels, drawers of old lace open a new way of seeing.
Black-and-white photograph of a Leavers loom at work, with lace forming along the top
CAUDRY, FRANCE, 2025

THE HEARTBEAT OF LACE

In Caudry, lace begins on a 10-ton machine of cast iron.
Silk threads stretched across a loom at Antico Setificio Fiorentino in Florence
FLORENCE, ITALY, 2025

IN PLAIN SIGHT

Craft can be found in the most unassuming places.
A figure in a dark coat walks down a narrow brick-walled calle in Venice
VENICE, ITALY, 2025

BEYOND THE EXPECTED

In a Venetian palazzo, fabric becomes more than expected.
A narrow Venice canal at night, lit windows reflected in the water between tall buildings
VENICE, ITALY, 2024

FROM THE GARMENT DISTRICT TO VENICE

A lace shop in Venice recalls a lesson from New York City.

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