Craft x Tech, an exhibition by the fashion design department at the University of Haifa’s School of Design, is now on view at MUZA, the Eretz Israel Museum, as a standalone show. It was first presented as part of the Tel Aviv Biennale of Arts and Design: Works and Days 2026.
The work on display comes out of the department’s design and textile courses. It includes interactive garment systems, experimental shoes and accessories, and textiles that combine traditional techniques with digital tools.
A robotic arm, 3D printing, scanning and computer processing are used alongside embroidery, sewing, weaving and folding. The exhibition treats textile crafts as one of humanity’s oldest technologies rather than something opposed to technology, pointing to the Jacquard loom, whose punch cards played a part in the development of computing.
Besides the finished pieces, the show traces how they were made, from the first experiments to the final products.
The exhibition was produced in collaboration with the lab of Dr. Dudi Deutsch in the University of Haifa’s neurobiology department. Stratasys sponsored the 3D printing, which was led by Hila Deshe.
More information is available on the Eretz Israel Museum website.
