Spell Blanket: Opening Reception

UNESCO Creative City of Design Kortrijk presents Spell Blanket by Emma Cogné, a series of textile works that explore the blanket as both a nomadic and narrative object, an intimate refuge that protects, warms and accompanies. Based on a personal collection of objects, household appliances, and discreet tools from the textile industry, Emma composes images in which the ordinary is charged with strangeness and illusion. These fragments unfold into all-over patterns whose repetition narrates everyday situations, littered with clues. The pieces combine textures, reliefs, and colors reminiscent of the layered history of velvet and brocade in early Dutch painting.

Spell Blanket is a result of Tex Design, an initiative of Fedustria and Designregio Kortrijk that brings together Belgian textile companies and young creative talents. The project aims to stimulate the textile sector to think more creatively, innovatively, and internationally. By collaborating on experimental installations and innovative applications, companies discover new…