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- Flexible textiles made from surplus bricksCopenhagen-based Natural Material Studio worked together with Polish designer Zuzanna Skurka to create soft bio textiles made from surplus bricks. The bricks used in…
- Coffee grounds as sustainable textile dyeResearchers at Iowa State University in the US experimented with the use of used coffee grounds as a sustainable textile dye. The textile industry…
- 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…
- Wooden Textiles from Buro Belén AT MX2016The basic material for “wooden textiles” is taken from the mulberry tree, the cambium. A tapa is a soft and flexible wooden cloth that…
- Laokoon Textile ArtLaokoon textile art material is an award-winning, 3-dimensional surface. It is described as weightless but strong, light-reactive, flexible, user-friendly, in perpetual motion and demanding…
- New textile grows from mushroomsA new organic textile has been developed that is grown from mushroom spores and plant fibres. The material is called MYX, from the mycelium:…
- 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…
- Living Mycelium Textile Can Renew, Repair And BiodegradeResearchers at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) have developed a flexible textile from living fungal mycelium. Unlike conventional mycelium materials, which are…
- Air-Purifying Textile Façade by Schüco Reduces NOx by 30%German building systems manufacturer Schüco has developed a textile façade that purifies the air by breaking down harmful nitrogen oxides (NOx). Using sunlight, the…
- From Coffee Sack to Biobased Felt: Re-Yut-Cel Reimagines Textile WasteA consortium of Dutch and international partners has found a new life for the thousands of jute coffee sacks discarded each year. The project,…
- Flexible Electrospun Textile Powers Self-Sustaining Wearable SensorsResearchers at Penn State University have developed a new textile that creates electricity from movement. This innovation could reshape wearable technology for designers in…
- What Not to Miss at Dutch Design Week 2024: Exploring Sustainable and Natural TextilesDutch Design Week 2024 takes place from 19 to 27 October in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Here, we present some of the most innovative material…
- A hoodie made of recycled cotton textile wasteEvrnu, an advanced material innovation company developed a fibre made from cotton textile waste, which they used to make an oversized hoodie. Evrnu’s technology,…
- Textile architecture creates Hybrid TowerWe all know rigid building materials such as concrete and bricks. But what would happen if a structure was built with soft materials? Various architects…
- SOAK: The Sweat Sensitive TextileSmart textiles and coatings continue to revolutionize the way we live and take every day problems off our hands. One is the importance of…
- 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…
- Done & Dusted: Turning Household Dust into a Usable TextileIn a project called Done & Dusted, designer Rahat Rai has developed a material made from household dust, showing how an abundant waste stream…
- Algae-based textile fuses Irish knitwear tradition with biomaterial innovationIrish designer Megan Ginn combines cultural heritage and material innovation in her latest project, blending traditional Aran knitwear techniques with a novel algae-based biomaterial.…
- 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…
- A 3D knitted textile installationNew York-based architecture studio SO-IL designed a 3D knitted textile installation, inspired by Bruges’ textile legacy. Called Common Threads and designed for Bruges Triennial…
- A stool made with 3D printed waste wood ‘textile’In a project called WoodenWood, researchers at the Technion Israel Institute of Technology developed a process to 3D print a rattan like textile from…
- Acoustic plasters and three-dimensional textilesAn annoying reverb, too much noise in a restaurant, or an unpleasant silence in the waiting room. Acoustically awkward situations like these can all…
- Lilies: bio-inspired hybrid textile changes shape in reaction to temperatureSeeking inspiration in nature has led to the most amazing material innovations. Following this biomimicry, designer Dana Zelig, in collaboration with Professor Eran Sharon…
- Watch Textiles Go Wild!ZEITGUISED released this month geist.xyz, a wildly original fashion project generated from handcrafted algorithms. They have a produced a fascinating animated short film, which…
