Textile Hive
This panel discussion brings together designers, archivists, and cultural practitioners to explore the evolving role of archives as living, designed environments. Anchored by the newly completed Textile Hive space in Portland, the conversation will center on how physical space, memory, material knowledge, and creative process intersect to support accessible, participatory, and responsive design systems.

The event will examine how archives can be activated through intentional design, both spatial and digital, to serve as platforms for education, collaboration, and dialogue. Panelists will share insights from their respective fields and discuss the challenges and possibilities of creating archives that are open, dynamic, and community engaged. The conversation will highlight how design decisions shape how memory is preserved, accessed, and interpreted, and how archives can support new forms of storytelling and collective making.