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- Sustainable Smart Textiles: A Material Innovation for Wearable and Interactive DesignResearchers at ETH Zurich have developed a new class of sustainable smart textiles that operate using acoustic waves rather than electronics. Known as SonoTextiles,…
- Circular Hamam Towel from Zeeman: Locally Made in Twente Using Recycled DenimFrom 18 April 2025, Dutch fashion retailer Zeeman will offer a new hamam towel in all its stores in the Netherlands—a towel with a…
- Minimal art – Recycled PET feltThis material is made from recycled plastic bottles. PET is easy to process and sound-absorbing. No use of water or drying machines in the felting process. The felt wall covering collections are specially designed to use Féline's felt for wall, ceiling or panel applications. All the felt can be produced into acoustic wall covering.
- Natural textile dyeNatural textile dye uses dyestuff extracted from plants and animals like trees, flowers, etc. The dyes are won from exclusively natural non-edible materials like stems, skins and roots of plants. The plants include Natural Indigo, Gallnuts, Madder Root, Lac, Pomegranates, Himalayan Rhubarb, Myrobalan and Catechu. Not all fabrics are suitable for natural dyeing.
- Recycled fishing nets on Nylon Stockings DayToday (15 May) is Nylon Stockings Day. While nylon offered a stronger alternative to silk stockings in the 1930s, here at MaterialDistrict we are…
- Pet TextileRecycled Pet Textille is an eco- friendly fabric made of recycled pet bottles. The fabric has coating that is flame- retardant, water-repellent, waterproof and breathable.
- Recycled fishnets?Discarded fishing nets are a finding a host of new and exciting applications in products, from carpets and textiles to shoes and clothing. Some…
- Large-Scale 3D Printed Wall Covering Incorporating Recycled EggshellsCIRCULUS, an atelier founded under Yuko Oka Architectural Design in Tokyo, has developed KNIT, a fabric-like exterior wall finish created with a robotic-arm large-scale…
- Neo-Textura: Transforming Textile Waste into Circular Interior SystemsThe fashion industry produces more than 92 million tonnes of textile waste each year, most of which ends up in landfill. At the same…
- What Not to Miss at Dutch Design Week 2024: Textile Innovation and ModularityDutch Design Week 2024 takes place from 19 to 27 October in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Here, we present some of the most innovative material…
- ARCHISONIC® TextileARCHISONIC® Textile is an eco-friendly fabric solution made in Italy to the highest quality standards using 100% recycled PET materials. In an effort to…
- A pavilion made of recycled colourful yarnThe 3DKnit pavilion, a collaboration project between Jane Scott of Responsiveknit and Stephanie Chaltiel of MuDD Architects, aims to highlight new fabrication methods that…
- Fly more comfortably thanks to smart textile chairsBenjamin Hubert of strategic design agency Layer designed Move, a prototype for economy class seating made with smart textiles for Airbus. The seats consist…
- 3D Printed Recycled Custom FaçadeAectual produced a custom 3D printed façade for the BOSS store at İstinye Park in Istanbul, designed in collaboration with Ippolito Fleitz Group. The 73 m² façade consists of 136 individually printed elements made from recycled post-industrial polypropylene.
- Scalable Mycelium Textile Offers Compostable Alternative To LeatherResearchers have developed a leather-like nonwoven textile made from fungal fibres. The material combines durability with compostability and can be produced continuously using existing…
- From banknotes to textilesThe estimated lifetime of a banknote is around three years, after which polymer-based ones are recycled, and cotton-based ones are incinerated. This has motivated the research team to investigate the chemical recycling of cotton-based banknotes using Ioncell®, a technology developed for the sustainable production of synthetic cellulose fibres. Its green colour comes from the original colour of used banknotes.
- Biodegradable and recyclable bioplastic made of banana wasteResearchers at UNSW Sidney developed a method to turn banana plantation waste into a biodegradable and recyclable packaging material. The production of bananas generates…
- Recycled & biobased felti-did transforms discarded textiles into high-quality felt for interior and product design. At MaterialDistrict Utrecht, the company presented two new recycled biobased felts: a…
- Re-Yut-Cel – Felt from Recycled Coffee SacksRe-Yut-Cel is a collaborative material initiative that transforms discarded jute coffee sacks into a durable, biobased felt for interior and design applications. Jute coffee sacks, typically used once for transporting coffee beans, are commonly incinerated after use. The felt is suitable for acoustic panels, lampshades, mattress fillings, and other interior elements.
- Edible Fungus Creates Natural Waterproof Coatings for Textiles, Paper and WoodResearchers have created a biobased, food-safe coating made from edible fungal mycelium. This new material offers designers a natural alternative to plastic-based waterproof layers…
- From Rag to Riches: Finarte’s Anniversary Collection Revives a Finnish Textile HeritageFinnish rug brand Finarte celebrates its 40th anniversary with a new Anniversary Collection that honours Finland’s iconic räsymatto, or rag rug. Handwoven from recycled…
- Crafted Liberation: Transforming Textiles into Symbols of EmpowermentCrafted Liberation is a design project that transforms discarded headscarves into stadium seats, using material innovation to amplify the voices of Iranian women striving…
- Lamps made from recycled fishing netsPortuguese designers André Teoman and Ana Rita Pires collaborated on their new project RE_DE, which gives old fishnets a new life as lamps. Most…
- Shoes made of recycled household aluminium foilMunich-based footwear brand nat-2 designed vegan sneakers made from recycled post-consumer household aluminium foil. Called Sleek Alchemist, the sneakers are made in collaboration with…
