By TextielMuseum launches Re_Work – sustainable tableware designed by Envisions

Campaign Image Re_Work, Photo by Ronald Smits

Tilburg, October 2025 – With Re_Work, by TextielMuseum launches a new collection of sustainable tableware that gives everyday textiles a renewed purpose. Inspired by the diaper damask in the rich collection of the TextielMuseum, Re_Work was designed by the Eindhoven-based design collective Envisions. The tableware collection is produced in the TextielLab, the museum’s innovative workshop, using recycled yarns from Spinning Jenny. What makes it unique is that the tableware is designed so that, thanks to the woven cutting lines, it can be given a second life—an innovative detail that literally weaves sustainability into the design. With Re_Work, by TextielMuseum demonstrates how historical knowledge, contemporary design, and sustainable technology can reinforce each other in the development of new textiles.

A tribute to craftsmanship and re-use

Re_Work tableware emerged from an intensive collaboration between the designers at Envisions and the product developers at the TextielLab. They shared the ambition to create tableware that is not only produced sustainably but also carries the potential for a second life. The result is a contemporary interpretation of the centuries-old pellendamast, where tradition, innovation, and functionality come together.

Pellendamast, also known as pellendoek, served as the inspiration for the Re_Work design. This everyday variant of damask was once used in many households during the week. The graphic patterns, seemingly simple yet technically complex, prove to be surprisingly timeless. By translating this historic weaving technique into a modern context, Re_Work connects textile history with today’s sustainable design.

Sustainable from yarn to use

For the production of this sustainable tableware, the TextielMuseum collaborates with Spinning Jenny, a Dutch producer of recycled yarns made from old workwear and denim. In the TextielLab, these yarns are carefully processed into textiles that are durable in both aesthetics and functionality, designed to withstand intensive use and last for years. When the tableware eventually shows wear or becomes stained, it can be cut along the woven cutting lines, which are part of the pattern, and repurposed as cleaning cloths. The weaving process already takes finishing into account, so the edges do not need to be hemmed after cutting. In this way, Re_Work receives a second life.

Envisions on what sustainability means in practice:
"Whether a product is sustainable cannot simply be answered with 'yes' or 'no'. Sustainability depends on various factors, such as the materials used, production methods, and how long and intensively the product is used by the consumer. We believe that the product’s lifespan after leaving the museum shop is just as important for sustainability as the choices made during design and production."

Transparency as a design principle

Re_Work tableware—and eventually all products under the by TextielMuseum label—comes with a product passport providing insight into the materials used and their origin. The Re_Work passport is red, generously sized, and features a woven QR code linking to additional information and the production process on the TextielShop product page. By doing so, by TextielMuseum aligns with upcoming European textile transparency regulations and reflects the museum’s commitment to a fair and transparent production chain.

Sustainability as a driving force

The textile industry is among the most polluting sectors globally. Every two years, the TextielMuseum develops a new product series under the by TextielMuseum label. This is done on a small scale and tailored basis, with attention to sustainability, quality, and longevity. The design is realised in collaboration with a leading Dutch designer, artist, or design collective.

The TextielMuseum and Envisions developed Re_Work in response to the growing need within the textile sector for greener and fairer production. In doing so, the museum emphasises its role as a driver of sustainable innovation in the Dutch textile industry.

The Re_Work by TextielMuseum collection

The Re_Work collection consists of a tablecloth in three sizes (rectangular: 4.20 × 1.55 m and 3.15 × 1.55 m; square: 1.55 × 1.55 m) and a table runner (0.52 × 1.55 m). For those who prefer a different size or wish to apply the textile in their own way, the tableware is also available by the metre—on a roll.

The tableware is available at the museum’s TextielShop and online.

Sales information Re_Work by TextielMuseum:

• Tablecloth (4.20 m) €200.00

• Tablecloth (3.15 m) €151.00

• Tablecloth (1.55 m) €85.00

• Table runner (0.52 m) €38.00

• By the metre, on a roll (two blocks, only at the TextielShop) €44.00

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About TextielMuseum

The TextielMuseum is a dynamic and accessible museum in operation, where textiles drive imagination, innovation, and connection. Housed in a former textile factory built on the foundation of Tilburg’s textile industry, the museum brings textiles to life once again.

Its rich collection of over 26,000 objects reflects the history and development of textiles—from craft to technology—and serves as a source of inspiration for today’s and tomorrow’s makers. In the TextielLab, the professional workshop and beating heart of the museum, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2026, this heritage is literally put to work. Visitors can observe (inter)national artists and designers as they explore the endless possibilities of textiles in collaboration with museum experts. Here, heritage, art, and technology come together to shape the world of tomorrow.

The TextielMuseum believes in the power of textiles: they connect people and invite new ways of seeing, thinking, and making. The museum actively involves makers, visitors, craftspeople, and partners in everything it develops, tells, and presents. This creates a space where making is central, collaboration is natural, and plurality is the standard. In this exchange, new insights, connections, and diversity emerge.

Envisions

Envisions is an Eindhoven-based design collective active worldwide since 2016. Their approach is investigative and experimental, with a rich portfolio demonstrating expertise in reshaping materials. For clients such as KLM, Levi’s, SKODA, and Ace & Tate, Envisions develops products, spaces, new materials, and visions aimed at re-evaluating material use, production processes, and product applications.