Gerhardt Knodel has contributed to and reshaped the fiber arts for more than 40 years. Early experiences in theatre design resulted in his use of textiles as interior architecture. He has exhibited and taught around the world, and he is widely known for his numerous commissions for contemporary architecture. For 25 years he led the graduate program in Fiber at Cranbrook Academy of Art and subsequently was named the director. He now maintains a full-time studio practice in Pontiac, Michigan.

Inspired by her own cultural background, Majeda Clarke’s designs celebrate regional weave techniques and the identity of the maker. Whether in small batch production or entirely handmade she seeks sustainable, local production. All the designs deconstruct the geometry of weave while color and pattern are reconsidered in a fresh modern approach. She works closely with local communities such as UNESCO Jamdani weavers of Dhaka, renewing ancient techniques. Majeda's mill woven pieces also explore a lost weaving heritage which can be traced back generations. Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout Europe. She sells her work online and through commissions.

Handweaver Justin Squizzero challenges modern definitions of progress by creating functional textiles that celebrate the natural world and the dignity of human labor. Echoing a time when utilitarian objects were entirely handcrafted, his work connects material, maker, and user across time and place. Squizzero’s venture, The Burroughs Garret, draws on the textile traditions of his northern Vermont home, marrying natural dyes and fibers with a reserved aesthetic rooted in early New England. Produced on his 19th-century farm using 200-year-old hand looms, Squizzero’s textiles examine the role of handcraft in a post-industrial society, questioning the human experience in a digital age.

Jessica Pinsky grew up in Akron, Ohio and moved to Cleveland in 2011 after receiving a BFA in Studio Art from New York University in 2006 and an MFA in painting from Boston University in 2009. She began teaching at Cleveland Institute of Art in 2011 and is currently serving as faculty in the Sculpture and Expanded Media department. Together with Cleveland Institute of Art, Jessica founded Praxis Fiber Workshop in June 2015.

William Storms is a mathematically driven craftsman who moonlights as a Hand Weaver and daylights as a full-time Jacquard Designer for Crypton Fabric's recently acquired Mill in NC. His handwoven work is an ongoing effort to produce three-dimensionality, in a traditionally two-dimensional world. Combining collapse weave structures with pliable soft metals and Passementrie techniques, Storms is still on a mission to discovering his formula.

Deborah Jarchow is a full time weaver and artist who teaches and lectures on fiber arts, creates and sells wearable art, and has exhibited her work at galleries and museums across the United States. Her commissioned pieces are held by churches as well as many private collections. Deborah loves helping people discover the joy of weaving and during the past several years, has focused her teaching mainly on rigid heddle looms. She travels extensively to share her weaving enthusiasm and expertise. As a nationally recognized teacher, she is known as a generous educator who makes weaving accessible, exciting, and fun for students of all levels.

Boisali Biswas studied at the International University of Vivsa-Bharati in India. This university was founded by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore and has a profound impact on her work. She completed her MFA at Bowling Green State University  The subject of her work is her own life experiences, thoughts, and surroundings. Living in this country for over three decades, and adapting to Western styles and inspirations in concert with her background, has made her art into a cauldron of multicultural assemblages that are unique and a feast for the eyes. The issue of belonging is meld through her art.