Rethinking Colours
Business Angel Summit 2024: A Summit for Innovation and Collaboration
The Business Angel Summit Kitzbühel has established itself as one of Austria’s premier events, uniting visionary entrepreneurs with seasoned investors in the idyllic setting of the Austrian Alps. On July 4, 2024, Vienna Textile Lab (VTL) had the privilege of being part of this exclusive gathering, an opportunity that underscored our commitment to innovation and sustainability.
Biowoolness. A European bio-color creation lab.
The awarded project is a partnership between Pinkponilo and Vienna Textile Lab.
From university researchers to museum curators, from small-scale artisans to therapists and archivists, the symposium showcased Austria’s vibrant textile community. One standout presentation was by Josef Koó, whose passionate discussion on Blaudruck left a lasting impression on everyone present. The traditional “Schurz,” a garment deeply ingrained in Austrian culture, was a poignant reminder of the country’s textile legacy.
This blog post explores the significance of art and work pedagogy in promoting sustainable practices and highlights the inspiring contributions of experts in various fields.
On 2nd of June 2023, the opening ceremony of the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Cellulose High-Tech Materials at the Universitäts- und Forschungszentrum Tulln (UFT Tulln) took place.
Learn about the FFG Innovationcamp BIG Bio, a new project aimed at promoting sustainable innovations with bio-based materials through knowledge transfer between scientific and industrial partners. Follow our journey for the next two years as we collaborate to achieve the common goal of sustainable development.
In November we were hosting in our Viennese lab a brilliant young designer and a sustainable colour researcher Julia Kaleta from Amsterdam.
Our technology and expertise play a vital role in the rise of new aesthetic projects towards sustainable clothing. Here is the review of our Ars Electronica 2021 exhibition visit through the eyes of our founder Karin at one of the world’s most important media art festivals.
inception in 2017, VTL cooperates with the bacteriograph and bacteria hunter Erich Schopf from Vienna, Austria. Erich has accumulated a huge treasure trove of different, intensely coloring bacteria over 20 years. We invited Erich for an interview to tell us how he discovered his passion for collecting bacteria and what he learned from working with microorganisms.
As part of her fashion tech studies at Art University Linz with an MA in textile design, Julia contacted our founder Karin to learn the basics of working with microorganisms.