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- A fabric and leather alternative made of the Fique plantOxford University master student Gabriel Moreno created a biodegradable and renewable textile alternative called Fiquetex, made from the Colombian Fique plant, which can be…
- The Future of Textiles & Fabrics: an interview with Anne Marie Commandeur & Liesbeth in ‘t HoutThe textile sector is evolving in many different sectors: the clothing industry, interior design, and technical applications. Textile innovation experts Anne Marie Commandeur and Liesbeth…
- Mjuktong: material made with egg cartons and waste fabricIn an attempt to tackle textile waste, Milan-based designer Xiaohui Li developed a mouldable material called Mjuktong, made from textile waste and egg cartons.…
- Smart fabric mimics bone tissue periosteum that stiffens upon impactPeriosteum is a membrane that covers the outer surface of most bones. Consisting of a complex combination of collagen, elastin and other structural proteins, it is…
- Cross-Laminated Timber and Digital Fabrication Shape a Circular Alpine BivouacCRA–Carlo Ratti Associati, in collaboration with Salone del Mobile.Milano, has revealed the design of a digitally fabricated alpine bivouac that unites design innovation with…
- Transforming Fabric Waste into Sculptural Outdoor FurnitureItalian brand Paola Lenti has introduced Hana-Arashi (Flower Storm), a furniture collection designed by nendo, which repurposes production waste into sculptural outdoor furniture. The…
- Fabulous nature-inspired fabrics at MaterialDistrict Rotterdam!Designers Aliki van der Kruijs and Anna Badur both used nature as a source for inspiration for their fabrics, one by capturing the experience…
- This washable fabric has electronic devices built into itResearchers at MIT embedded high-speed optoelectronic semiconductor devices, including LEDs, within fibres that, when woven, produce soft, washable smart fabrics. Traditionally, optical fibres are…
- Fabric formwork column at Material Xperience 2017Fabric formwork uses a mould made from textile instead of a rigid one when pouring concrete. Material Xperience exhibits a column that was made…
- Recycled Yarn and Fabric FibresThere is a lot you can do with used or discarded fabric fibres and yarn. For example, you can make new clothes out of…
- Fabric made from apple wasteJapanese studio Sozai Center developed a flexible, fabric-like sheet material called Adam, made from waste from apples. Aomori Prefecture is one of Japan's leading…
- A lightweight bamboo pavilion made with digital fabricationStudents at ETH Zurich created an extremely lightweight and filigree pavilion from bamboo, using innovative digital fabrication technology. Bamboo is a rapidly renewable and…
- The fabric of architectureWe associate textile mainly with fashions. The textile industry does however have numerous other applications. The book Technotextiles reviews the most recent developments in…
- Turning waste tree bark into pigment and fabricResearcher Charlotte Wenig of the German Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces investigated the potential of tree bark and found it can be…
- LocTote anti-theft bag is made from slash-resistant fabricWe all have that moment in which we wonder if we can leave our stuff for a second in a public place. Will it…
- An installation made of scrap fabricArchitectural firm Behin Ha designed a temporary installation made with scrap fabric material from a coated mesh fabric manufacturer. Coshocton Ray Trace, as the…
- Wander Wood pavilion is robotically fabricatedStudents from the University of British Columbia designed the Wander Wood pavilion, an installation with an adaptable design-to-fabrication system which was constructed by a robot.…
- Recycled cotton fibres is turned into viscose-like fabricWhile cotton fabric is a biobased and biodegradable material, growing the plant takes up a lot of land, water, and if not organically produced,…
- An ultra-thin, sinuous concrete roof made with new design and fabrication methodsConcrete is the most used building material, but it has its drawbacks. For one, it is quite heavy (unless you’re talking about ultra lightweight…
- Programmable water-based composites for digital design and fabricationAguahoja, a project by researchers at MIT’s Mediated Matter Group, is a collection of objects digitally design and robotically fabricated from the molecular components…
