25 years of Textile View magazine

Just over 25 years ago Textile View magazine made its first appearance with a cover that was somewhat different to the usual textile and fashion trend publications. This encapsulated the fresh approach that founder and editor-in-chief David Shah was determined to bring to this specialist field with his new quarterly title.

Since spring 1988, the Amsterdam-based Textile View – which is usually called just View these days – has continued to present a provocative, stimulating and well-researched face to the world. All 100 previous covers have been gathered on a fold-out cover for issue 101, which celebrates the mag’s quarter-century.

As well as the usual textile and fashion trends – with forecasts looking as far forward as autumn/winter 2014/2015 – Issue 101 includes a silver anniversary supplement.

David and his many associates and contributors – some of whom have been with him since 1988 – have lots of reasons to be very proud of their achievements. David had been my boss during my 18 months or so working on International Textiles magazine in Amsterdam. Having returned to London, I was very happy to assist in the creation of the debut issue of Textile View. This was not without its stresses, as I relayed in a piece in Issue 101 that runs alongside the item David himself wrote about me. Issue 101 is now proudly sitting alongside Issue 1 on my bookshelf.

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