Made from
The materials behind the work
Every piece begins as discarded textile — leftovers from studios, retired brands, university labs, and fellow makers. Browse the work by where its reclaimed materials came from.
Aoi Yoshizawa TextilesFinland–JapanJacquard weaving remnants from textile artist Aoi Yoshizawa, Varvara's classmate at Aalto University.
1 workYuri Himuro TextilesTokyo, JapanMachine-woven jacquard leftovers gifted by textile designer Yuri Himuro.
1 workAalto University Textile LabHelsinki, FinlandYarn and warp leftovers from students' projects in Aalto's textile & weaving lab.
1 workFuhr Co.Vancouver, CanadaFabric-scrap and tulle waste from the retired Vancouver brand Fuhr Co.
1 workOur Social FabricVancouver, CanadaReclaimed backing textiles from Vancouver's textile-reuse society.
2 worksLa ManufactureLille, FranceVintage threads from the historic weaving museum, found during an art residency.
1 workLiudmila NorsoyanTextile engineeringInnovative knitted fibers by a pioneer of textile engineering and Japan–Russia collaborator.
1 workParachute & racing sailReclaimedDiscarded parachute and racing sail — the same material as Varvara’s ongoing documentary artwork "Layers of Freedom," a visual archive of the invasion of Ukraine.
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