Meet the artist behind Maison Margiela's tulle creation

In the hands of British artist Benjamin Shine, a piece of tulle isn't just for making fancy dresses and curtains - it becomes a great material for creating amazing realistic "paintings." Using an iron, Shine sculpts, presses and pleats the huge single piece of tulle, whose transparent qualities give the portrait more texture and depth.

Helsinki-based artist Pia Mnnikk observes and recreates physical paths of the human form, depicting small intervals of movement within a space, in her Dj

Déjà Vu VII, 2019 | installations consist of hand painted and life size ink silhouettes on tulle fabrics. This work was in HUMANS, the 15th edition of Miniartextil -exhibition in Le Beffroi, Montrouge, Paris

I covered artist Benjamin Shine's summertime Bergdorf Goodman exhibition for British art magazine After Nyne . I spoke to Shine about the creation process, his roots in the fashion business, and how in the world he decided to paint with fabric.

John Galliano's couture collection for Maison Martin Margiela references communication in the online age through deconstruction, raw finishes and details hinting at disconnect

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Looking for some fun tulle crafts to purge your stash? These 15 ideas will make you smile - and get you crafting today!

Fueled with a sense of rebellion, yards of colorful tulle cascade from windows and down staircases in site-specific installations by Ana María Hernando. The soft, pliable material breaches existing architecture and entwines trees in swaths of mesh, creating works that are both visually striking and subversive. Evocative of ballgowns and garments that are traditionally wornContinue reading "Swaths of Tulle Billow from Site-Specific Installations by Ana María Hernando"