Digital Weaving – Innovation Through Pixels: Conference and Exhibition
Date: August 12–15, 2025 | Sundvolden Hotel, Krokkleiva, Norway

In 1995, a small Hønefoss-based company called Tronrud Engineering set out to transform the landscape of textilecreation. Thirty years later, we celebrate the transformative legacy of the TC-looms, a tool that has enabled creativity, innovation and inter-disciplinary collaboration across the world.

To mark this milestone, Tronrud Engineering and Tronrud Engineering Moss (which assumed loom production in 2020) proudly present the Digital Weaving – Innovation Through Pixels Conference and Exhibition. Over four days at the scenic Sundvolden Hotel, this unique event will bring together textile artists, designers, technologists, researchers, and weaving enthusiasts to explore the ever-evolving possibilities of digital handweaving.

Conference Highlights:

• Opening Exhibition (Aug 12): A curated showcase of woven works by 50 international artists and designers, all works created on TC-looms. All featured artworks will be published in a commemorative Anniversary Book, launching during the event.
• Anniversary Book: Featuring contributions by Sarah Mills (San Jose State University, CA) and Norwegian writer and historian Jan Helge Østlund.
• Speaker Series (Aug 13–14): Presentations by an international line-up of speakers, from across 20 countriesand three continents, representing the cutting edge of digital weaving, design, research, and innovation.
• Key Speakers Include: Christy Matson, Holly McQuillan, Janice Lessman-Moss, Cindy Kao, LauraDevendorf, Ariana Moroder, Wen-Ying Huang, Kristina Andersen, Sarah Rosalena, Analyn Salvador-Amores, Anita Michaluszko and
• Presentations: Art and design, cultural heritage, smart textiles, weaving animation augmented weaving, multimorphic textile forms, sustainability, and the intersection of craft and computation.
• Special Sessions:
  • “5 slides – 5 minutes” lightning talks
  • Evening networking dinners
• Optional Excursions (Aug 15):
  • Visit Tronrud Engineering and the Kistefos Museum, or
  • Explore Tronrud Engineering Moss and Gallery F15

There are spaces available. Join Digital Weave  in Norway to honour the past, celebrate the present, and help weave the future of digital textiles. Learn more: Link

Press Conference: 7th Aug 2025 at Sundvolden Hotel (Krokkleiva, Norway) at 1200 hrs
Media Contact Geetika Nautiyal  +47 90964969About Tronud Engineering Moss:

Norway-based Tronrud Engineering Moss (Department: Digital Weaving Norway) manufactures Digital Jacquard looms called the Thread Controller 2 (TC2). Tronrud Engineering Moss is one of Norway’s leading suppliers ofthin sheet metal products. In recent years, we have expanded our capabilities to include project management andindustrialization, offering end-to end solutions, from design and prototyping to production, assembly, and final delivery. In 2020, Tronrud Engineering Moss took over responsibility for the TC2 loom. The loom enables the weaver to expedite the process of converting ideas into actual woven fabrics.

The loom is developed to be an extension of the creativity of the designer, product developer, researcher and therefore offers maximum flexibility and spontaneity,as opposed to industrial looms where speed and cost- effectiveness is the main criteria. The TC2 is developed primarily for Prototyping, Sampling, Product Development, Customization or for creating individual textile pieces.

The loom enables a close communication with the end-user/ customer, as they can explore the look and feel of thefabric within hours! Our vision is to revolutionize handweaving by offering the most flexible, interactive and dynamic handloom ever. As of today, there are over 300 of our looms across the world, with a wide range ofcustomers ranging from Innovation/ R&D Labs, Makers Spaces, Researchers, Textile Technologists, EducationalInstitutions as well as artists and designers.

With thanks to Tronud Engineering Moss ( Department: Digital Weaving Norway) for the text.