MIST! Rethinking textile waste!

21 July 2026 – 4 April 2027
Special exhibition room of the Textile Centre Haslach

How can new textiles be created from old clothing? How are waste materials from the textile industry transformed into forward-thinking products? And what ideas are there for making sensible use of materials that arise from overproduction?

Every textile is the result of a complex process: between fibre procurement and yarn production, through to fabric manufacture and garment assembly, there are many individual steps involved, requiring extensive knowledge of materials and manufacturing techniques.  

Around 220,000 tonnes of textile waste are generated in Austria every year. Approximately three-quarters of this ends up directly in general waste. With it, not only all the skills embodied within it are discarded, but also vast quantities of raw materials and valuable resources. A large proportion ends up in Africa, where the ecological and social consequences of global textile consumption are felt particularly drastically. 

The exhibition „Mist! Rethinking Textile Waste“ offers an insight into a young generation of textile designers and activists who confront all these challenges with courage and new ideas. They develop concepts that respond to fast fashion with swapping, repairing, upcycling, or zero-waste strategies. Young designers explore the resource of „waste“ for new possibilities and elicit a refreshingly new aesthetic from it. The exhibition showcases innovative recycling ideas and provides future-oriented examples of contemporary design, demonstrating how residual materials can become valuable raw materials.

Participating Artists & Designers:

Biofabrique Vienna Until it falls off me Maartje Boer Sylva Cekalova Joanna Czekajło Lukas Greiderer Foekje Fleur Sara Hassoune Paula Holzhauser Woonji Im Shirin Jenna Kara Maōri Kimura Hedda Sophie Korthals Nicole Kudla Alisa Lechtaler Amy Lewis Manaomea Alina Meichelbeck Anna Mooren Julia Moser Magdalena Orland Simone Post

Petersenboissel Kristin Nebauer and Anne Richter from pre•matter Virginia Reil ReWeave Sheworks Atelier Schernberger Ltd David Schuch Luise Schumacher Doro Seror Eva Siebert (undone) Urban Fibers Tim van der Loo Guglwald Carpet Weaving Textiles Centre Haslach Marharyta Varabel Fa. Vieböck Meta's Dog Lara Sohreh Wernert (13Rugs by Rohi) Thomas Wolkerstorfer

Exhibition Details

Special Exhibition Room Textiles Centre Haslach

Opening: Mon, 20 July, 7:30 pm
Duration: Tuesday 21 July 2026 – Sunday 4 April 2027
Opening hours: July – October: Tue – Sun, 10 am – 4 pm 
November – April: Daily, 10 am – 4 pm

Market: Fri, 4pm – 8pm, Sat, 9am – 6pm, Sun, 9am – 5pm
Exhibition evenings:
Fri, 24 July 16 – 8 PM
Mon, 27 Jul 5:30 PM – 8 PM