Vinyl- and Polyurethane-Coated Fabrics in Fashion Collections: Exploring Material Subtleties Through a Multi-Analytical Approach

Joana Tomás Ferreira, Adriana Rizzo, Gisela Ferreira, Fernanda Carvalho, David Macário and Susana França de Sá

https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8120511

Polyurethane in Fashion: Understanding the Blooming Phenomenon and Its Conservation Challenges

Susana França de Sá

ConCoRes - 5º Congresso de Conservação e Restauro, March 22 and March 29, 2025.

Participation in a round table on "Polymers and Fashion"

Susana França de Sá, Madalena Carita, Inês Correia

ConCoRes - 5º Congresso de Conservação e Restauro, March 22 and March 29, 2025.

To clean or not to clean? Reversing a trend of conservation failures when dealing with blooming in TPUs

Joana Tomás Ferreira, Joy Mazurek, Adriana Rizzo, Anna Laganà, Susana França de Sá

FUTURE TALKS 025 - From failure to success. Innovative case studies in the conservation of the modern, 5-7 November 2025.

The InBloom project, “Investigating the impact of blooming on polyurethane-coated fabrics to support conservation decisions in fashion and design collections” funded by FCT (2023.11375.PEX), will be featured in the International Symposium on Museology and Conservation, to be held at MUDE – Museum of Design (Lisbon), from 23 to 25 July 2026.

The symposium includes a panel dedicated to InBloom, where the project's key outcomes will be presented to encourage discussion and knowledge exchange on blooming in TPU-coated fabrics. A workshop is also planned for a limited number of participants interested in deepening their understanding on blooming.

Under the topic “Between Exhibition Gallery and Storage – Redesigning Museum Conservation Practices”, the symposium invites conservators, museologists, curators, designers and researchers to reflect on how conservation practices are (re)shaped, negotiated and transformed through the institutional, conceptual and spatial dynamics of museums.