Jayna’s work has been widely published and discussed. Here are some examples:
Selected Books
Selected Press
Zweiman, Jayna, “Making the Political Personal: A craftivism network is addressing immigration one stitch at a time.” Resurgence and Ecologist, March 2022
O’Neill, Gail, “Handcrafted blankets on display at MODA destined to be gifts for new immigrants” Arts Atlanta, December 6, 2021
Afshar, Paradise, “Blankets Provide Warm Welcome to New Afghan Arrivals”, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 22, 2021
Battan, Carrie, “How Politics Tested Ravelry and the Crafting Community”, The New Yorker, March 22, 2021
Flusche, Laura “Can a Design Museum Change the World?”, Saporta Report, August 10, 2020
Press, Clare “Ep 117 Special COVID-19 Report - Fashion Takes on PPE” Wardrobe Crisis Podcast, May 3, 2020
Zweiman, Jayna “When a Hat is not just a Hat” British Museum Blog, January 18, 2019
Logan, Liz “With Open Arms: A new project by the pussyhat co-creator seeks to make immigrants feel at home.” American Craft Magazine, October/November 2018.
Martens, Anne. “Pussyhat Creator Jayna Zweiman’s Visionary Activism”, ARTILLERY MAGAZINE, September 4, 2018
Camhi, Leslie. “Some of the Most Provocative Political Art is Made with Fibers”, NEW YORK TIMES T MAGAZINE, March 14, 2018
Falconer, Bruce. “What is the Perfect Color Worth”, NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE, February 28, 2018
Judah, Hettie. “After the Year of the Pussy Hat, Can Fashion Activism Effect Change?” Artnet, January 3, 2018
Frearson, Amy. “Eight Design Responses to a turbulent political climate. Good Design for a Bad World”, DEZEEN, October 20, 2017
Cholke, Sam. “2,000 Miles Of Yarn To Make Up Border Wall Exhibit At Smart Museum Of Art”, DNA INFO CHICAGO, October 2, 2017
Oringel, Amy. “Pussyhat Founder Takes On Immigration In New Blanket Project”, FORWARD, September 25, 2017
Frank, Laila. “We Had No Choice Anymore”, De Groene Amsterdammer, September 13, 2017
Thometz, Kristen. “Welcome Blanket Knits Together Immigrant Support, Activism”, WTTW NEWS, September 1, 2017
Wainwright, Oliver. “Beazley design awards feature Brexit, refugees and political activism”, THE GUARDIAN, August 16, 2017
Lind, C.J. “Smart Museum exhibition crowd-sources blankets for art-based activism”, UCHICAGO NEWS, August 11, 2017
Johnson, Steve. “P*hat founder asks knitters to make 'Welcome Blankets' for immigrants”, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, August 9, 2017
Walker, Chris. “'Welcome Blanket' exhibit at the Smart Museum of Art”, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, August 9, 2017
Huang, May. “Welcome Blanket and Smart Museum Knit Fabric of Community”, THE CHICAGO MAROON, July 20, 2017
Smart Museum of Art. “Jayna Zweiman: Welcome Blanket”, SMART MUSEUM OF ART, July 18, 2017
Pearl, Diana. “Woman Behind All Those Pink Pussyhats at Women’s March Has a New Craft For Welcoming Immigrants”, PEOPLE, June 27, 2017
Armstrong, Kat. “One of the Pussy Hat Project Co-Founders Has Created the Next Wave of Craftivism”, BRIT CO, June 6, 2017
Dupere, Katie. “Activists will craft blankets out of 2,000 miles of yarn to protest the U.S.-Mexico border wall”, MASHABLE, June 5, 2017
Wolf, Cam. “Hats Make Us Feel Like Part of the Team”, RACKED, April 14, 2017
Cataneo, Emily. “Grabbing Back the Pussy: An Interview with Jayna Zweiman on the Pussy Hat Movement”, JEWISH WOMEN AMPLIFIED, March 14, 2017
Anderton, Frances. “Victoria & Albert Museum marks International Women’s Day with acquisition of a pussyhat”, KCRW, March 8, 2017
British Broadcasting Corporation. “Pussyhat goes on display at V&A”, BBC NEWS, March 8, 2017
Devine, Anna. “Honoring International Women’s Day: Q&A with Pussyhat Project Co-Founder Jayna Zweiman (March ’08)”, HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN, March 8, 2017
Wulfhorst, Ellen. “EXPERT VIEWS-Making world better for women, from respect to ending macho violence”, REUTERS, March 8, 2017
Oringel, Amy. “The Secret Jewish History Of The Pussyhat”, FORWARD, March 7, 2017
Okwudo, Janelle. “The Women’s March Pussyhat Takes Milan Fashion Week”, VOGUE, February 25, 2017
Chan, Melissa. “Pussyhat creators craft next step in defiance of Trump”, AL JAZEERA, February 20, 2017
Klich, Tanya. “What Entrepreneurs Can Learn From The Founders Of The Pussyhat Project”, FORBES, January 29, 2017
Feller, Madison. “'Time' Magazine's New Cover Honors The Women's March”, COSMOPOLITAN, January 27, 2017
Hatch, Jenavieve. “Time’s Powerful New Cover Reminds The World The Resistance To Trump Has Arrived”, HUFFINGTON POST, January 26, 2017
Anderton, Frances. “Pussyhat Project was made in L.A., with a little inspiration from David Adjaye”, KCRW, January 25, 2017
Sobo, Elisa. “Pink Hats, Red Caps: Mending a National Gap”, HUFFINGTON POST, January 25, 2017
Varjacques, Leah. Moriarty, Erica. “How Pink 'Pussyhats' Took Over the Women's March”, THE ATLANTIC, January 25, 2017
Walker, Rob. “The D.I.Y. Revolutionaries of the Pussyhat Project”, THE NEW YORKER, January 25, 2017
Design Museum. “Pussyhat Project”, THE DESIGN MUSEUM, January 21, 2017
Draguca, Briana. “An Interview With Jayna Zweiman, Founder of the Pussyhat Project Inspired by the Women's March
The ultimate feminist symbol,” Teen Vogue, January 21, 2017
Hamasaki, Sonya. “Pussyhat Project tops off Women's March on Washington”, CNN POLITICS, January 20, 2017
McGough, Annelise. “The Creators Of The Pussyhat Project Explain How Craft Projects Are Protest”, FAST COMPANY, January 20, 2017
Rogers, Katie. “Fashioning Protest for the Women’s March on Washington", THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 18, 2017
Selected Collections
LACMA, California
Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK
The Smithsonian, Washington, DC
British Museum, London, UK
Design Museum Helsinki, Finland
Design Museum, London, UK
The Museum at FIT, New York, New York
Te Papa Museum Wellington, New Zealand
Michigan State University, Michigan
Fuller Craft Museum, Massachusetts
New York Historical Society, New York
Smart Museum of Art, Chicago
Museum of Design Atlanta, Georgia
TED
Jayna’s work has even appeared in Debbie Millman’s talk on the history of branding