Symposium on Moroccan textiles

The symposium will explore Moroccan textiles in their historical and social context; contemporary Moroccan textile designers and artists will present their work and creations.

Programme

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  09.30 - 10.00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
• 10.00 - 10.45 Izza Genini - film "For the pleasure of the eyes".
• 10.45 - 11.15 Jenny Paul-Balfour - Indigo: Magical blue of the Maghreb
• 11.15 - 11.45 Habiba Aoudia - Fez belt: Between continuity and rupture.
• 11.45 - 12.15 Frieda Sorber - The Akhnif cloak
• 12.15 - 12.30 Lisa Bernasek - Moroccan Garments in the Peabody Museum, Harvard.

• 12.30 - 13.30 Lunch

• 13.30 - 14.15 Myriem Naji - Domesticating the international market
• 14.15 - 14.45 Isabelle Riaboff - Retying the threads of Fez's hand-loomed figured weaves
• 14.45 - 15.20 Angela Jansen - Three generations of Moroccan fashion designers
• 15.30 TEA, Followed by

Presentation of their work by designers and discussion:

• Hasan Kabil
• Soukaina Aziz El Idriss
• Soumiya Jalal Mikou
• Salima Abdel Wahab
• Noureddine Amir