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- Plastic fabric to keep you coolIn hot weather, it is hard to keep cool, especially since the summers keep getting warmer because of climate change. Clothing is something that…
- ASICS Sneakers Crafted from Recycled Airbag Fabric Win Design AwardASICS has unveiled a line of sneakers featuring repurposed vehicle airbag fabric, securing a Good Design Award for its innovative approach to sustainable footwear.…
- Mosquito proof fabricResearchers at Auburn University in the US developed a new type of fabric that blocks mosquito bites. Most bite-resistant clothing currently on the market…
- A lightweight camper made of ultra-breathable fabricCar manufacturer BMW Group, in collaboration with outdoor sports brand The North Face, designed a lightweight camper made from innovative breathable fabric. The fabric,…
- Today’s materials for tomorrow’s textiles & fabrics!Recycled leather, natural fibres, 3D printed fabric… During MaterialDistrict Rotterdam 2019 (12-14 March in Rotterdam Ahoy, the Netherlands) the textile and fashion designer will…
- Notjustuseless project turns recycled plastic straws into fabricNOTJUSTUSELESS, a project by Hungarian designer Katalin Huszár, is an experimental eco-design initiative to collect and reuse plastic straws and turning them into fabric.…
- Always have a matching outfit with smartphone-controlled colour-changing e-fabricCan’t find anything to wear, or doesn’t your bag match your outfit? Researchers at the University of Central Florida have developed the first colour-…
- A fruitful idea: fabric made from orange peel by Orange FiberIn Italy, the citrus industry discards one million tonnes of citrus fruit peels annually. While the peels are of course biodegradable, it still costs a…
- Turning plastic bags into self-cooling fabricResearchers at MIT developed self-cooling fabrics made from polyethylene, a material commonly used in plastic bags. A plastic bag for a shirt hardly sounds…
- Fabric that generates electricity through body heatResearchers at the University of Waterloo in Canada developed a smart fabric that generates energy through body heat. The new, cost-effective fabric can convert…
- A sound-suppressing silk fabricResearchers at MIT in the US developed a thin silk fabric that can be used to create quiet spaces. There are many acoustic materials…
- New coating makes natural fabrics waterproofResearchers at MIT developed a new coating that not only adds water-repellency to natural fabrics, but is also more effective than coatings that are…
- 3D printed metallic fabric for use in spaceThink chainmail is out of style? Think again! The only difference is that it is now 3D printed and for use in space, instead…
- Form Found Façade: Robotics and fabric formwork create façadeFabric formwork is a building technology that involves the use of structural membranes as the main facing material for concrete moulds. Unlike traditional formwork,…
- Jugendstil-Inspired Façade Combines Heritage with Digital FabricationA team of students at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), consisting of Dimi Ale, Hyeonji Kim, Peter Hartenstein, and under the guidance of…
- Turning fabric waste into candyFor her master’s degree at Central Saint Martins college in London, designer Jinghan Li turned fabric waste into edible candies. The fashion industry is…
- New fabric ensures you’re never too hot or coldResearchers at the University of Maryland engineered a new type of fabric that reacts to your body temperature and humidity levels to ensure you’re…
- Solar and wind energy generated by fabricCharging your phone because the wind makes your curtains move, generating electricity. Today, it is possible. Not one, but two separate research groups have…
- New coating to make fabric self-healing inspired by squidsHow often has it happened that you sat down and you heard a familiar ripping sound? Or that suddenly your toe pokes through your…
- Digital Fabrication And Metal Materials Shape Interactive Public InstallationsComputational design and digital fabrication are transforming how architects and designers work with materials. These technologies allow designers to create structures made from thousands…
- Smart Biobased Fabric Monitors Road Conditions in Real TimeResearchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI) and their partners have created a biobased fabric that monitors asphalt roads in real…
- Multifunctional fabric to make urban heat islands more bearableResearchers at the University of Chicago in the US developed a wearable fabric that can cool down its wearers, but can also be applied…
- A brick façade inspired by fabric foldsArchitectural firm Behet Bondzio Lin Architekten designed a brick façade that seems to move like fabric. The façade is designed for the building of…
- Fabric that takes a 3D shape when steamedInnovating clothing brand A-POC ABLE Issy Myake partnered with Nature Architects to create a flat fabric that takes a 3D shape when steamed. Called…
