AlpTextyles Living Experience 2025
Date
28 Aug 2025 - 29 Aug 2025
Venue
Organiser
ZRC SAZU - Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and RAS - Development agency Sora.
Country
Slovenia
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Description
AlpTextyles Living Experience 2025
“Patterns of change”
Weaving new textile stories for the Alps
August 28 - 29, 2025
Škofja Loka & Nova Gorica, Slovenia

Spanning two days, the event is dedicated to exploring new and emerging textile narratives rooted in the Alpine region. It brings together a curated program of exhibitions, talks, creative workshops, and moments of dialogue — offering space for exchange between tradition and innovation, craftsmanship and contemporary design and a chance to explore Nova Gorica, 2025 European Capital of Culture.
🔸 August 28 | Škofja Loka
Threads from the Alps, a presentation of the AlpTextyles Living Exhibition showcasing the journey, values, and findings of the project.
Textile talks, a series of concise, thought-provoking talks exploring sustainability in textiles, the urgency of change, and the dynamic interplay between innovation and tradition.
🔸 August 29 | Škofja Loka – Nova Gorica
Textile train, a moving workshop experience: group activities and creative exchanges unfold onboard a train connecting the two towns, turning travel time into collaborative momentum.
Threading conversations: next steps, Featuring a keynote lecture by Monica Boța Moisin, founder of the Cultural Intellectual Property Rights Initiative, followed by a roundtable reflecting on the project’s key findings and the pathways ahead for Alpine textile cultures.
Patterns of change is a participatory event created by AlpTextyles for heritage institutions and textile communities.

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🌐 AlpTextyles LinkedIn
📹 AlpTextyles YouTube
AlpTextyles Partners
Polo Poschiavo
ZRC SAZU – Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
emlyon business school
Razvojna agencija Sora
Regione Lombardia
Sistema Moda Italia
BELLISSIMO
Istituto Marangoni
TECHTERA
Stand Montafon
Mediplant
FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg
Contact
- Marija Demsar, marija.demsar@ra-sora.si
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