Woven Whispers

For the 2025 Milan Design Week, Belgium is Design presents WOVEN WHISPERS, an exhibition celebrating Belgian textile talent. Honoring Belgium's rich textile heritage, the showcase highlights innovation, craftsmanship, and expertise through the works of 17 designers and studios. Featuring a diverse array of creations, the exhibition spans handmade pieces and industrially produced objects ready for large-scale distribution.
The works explore the boundaries of textile design, incorporating ancient techniques, digital tools, and experimental materials like pig intestines, recycled plastics, plant roots, and bioactive fabrics with therapeutic properties. From intricate weaves to bold uses of raffia, leather, and sustainable textiles, the exhibition presents interior solutions for furniture, curtains, flooring, and wall coverings, balancing lightness with complexity.WOVEN WHISPERS embodies warmth, comfort, and a deep sense of connection through contemporary textile design.

Belgium is Design showcases Belgian design talent on an international stage, fostering connections between design professionals at major events and B2B meetings. Founded through the collaboration of Flanders DC, MAD Brussels, and Wallonie-Bruxelles Design Mode in 2011, the project has since presented 11 exhibitions at Fuorisalone, maintained 15 years of presence at SaloneSatellite, created a short film, and highlighted the work of approximately 200 designers and companies. This year, Belgium is Design focuses its efforts on Woven Whispers, a major textile design exhibition at Fuorisalone, presented within the ALCOVA project.