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- Human hair as insulation material?There are many types of insulation material available, from synthetic to natural. A popular one in the natural category is sheep’s wool, which contains…
- A sweater made from human hairHuman Material Loop, a project founded by Studio Zsofia Kollar, explores the possibilities of waste human hair as a material and its integration into…
- MIT Innovate with 3D Printed HairToday, 3d printers can seemingly create almost anything. With this latest 3d printing innovation from MIT’s Media Lab, you can now print hair, fur…
- 3D printed hairResearchers at Carnegie Mellon have developed a system for 3d printing soft strands of realistic looking hair for printed objects. The hair can even…
- Arabian Camel Hair Offers A New Renewable Fibre For Fashion And InteriorsBritish company NOUKK turns Arabian camel hair into a renewable material for fashion, interiors and homeware. The company uses a by-product that herders often…
- Human hair ropeHuman hair is a natural resource which mostly ends up in landfill or slowly decays in the environment. This causes several problems for both the environment and human health, releasing toxic gasses and choking the drainage system. Human hair has a high tensile strength, is thermally insulating, flexible, oil-absorbent and is light weight. And perfect for these ropes.
- A 3D knitted sneaker made of dog hair and myceliumGerman designer Emilie Burfeind developed a 3D knitted sock sneaker made of waste dog hair, bioplastic and mycelium. The sustainability of shoes is often…
- Bamboo Speakers and Hair Dryers Show Cool Material PotentialSamy Rio researches the use of bamboo in its natural tubular form in an industrial way with the goal of achieving the material quality…
- Natural HairWool is 100% natural, renewable and biodegradable. Keeping you warm in the winter and cool in the summer, wool is also breathable, controls humidity and is flame retardant. Natural Hair is a collection featuring Dutch Texel wool, Merino wool, cashmere, Alpaca and camel wool. These wool materials are ideal for in insulation, in mattresses, upholstery, garments and knitwear.
- Savine Schoorl – Love is in the HairSavine Schoorl is a designer, artist, and material researcher passionate about textiles and craftsmanship. Her work often centres around unconventional materials like discarded hair…
- Black N TanCarpet Black N Tan, inspired by hair treatment in African culture and the hidden beauty of dirt on cows hair. Out of graduation project, A tuft of hair. Bath rug, tickling, a massage for your feet!
- CauraCaura is a rather extravagant range of woolen carpets which is achieved by the addition of animal hair. Caura d’Alp has hair of the mountain goat attached to the woollen carpet. Caura Cotschna contains hair of long-hair goats, which has a pretty human look and touch.
- Learning from Matter at Dutch Design Week 2025At Dutch Design Week 2025 (18–26 October, Eindhoven), education meets experimentation. Across exhibitions and workshops, students, designers and researchers reimagine how we learn from…
- HairyThe mosaic collection is made from calf and cow skins. The black and white or brown and white bases can be dyed to obtain unusual style effects. Both lines,Rodeo chic & Hairy, are given a water- and oil-repellent treatment, absorbed by the skin but not by the hair, which guarantees resistance to liquids and dirt.
- Let’s get hairy: wetsuits with fur-like textureHave you ever wondered how small mammals such as beavers and sea otters keep warm underwater, without a thick layer of blubber? A group…
- How animals help us create materials on World Animal DayToday is World Animal Day, so a good time to take a moment and appreciate how animals help us create all sorts of wonderful…
- FeltDesigner Margaret van Bekkum uses felt to makes all sorts of designs. Some of her felts are made of unusual materials, such as copper, and camel and dog hair. Especially felting the latter is a challenge, as the hair has a different structure and has to be felted using a different technique. Felting with copper creates a surprising effect and a soft and touchable material, producing diffuse light.
- ZelfoBlack/Light fibre flecks is made of sisal ('flume tow'). Mid Brown overall is made of coir (coconut ‘hair'). Golden brown overall is made of waste packaging fibre (post consumer waste) + Sawdust (post industrial residual). Yellow/White spots is made of cotton (industry residual) + Waste paper (Post consumer). It is designed as a laminate finish and has high wear characteristic.
- Plyskin: insulation inspired by polar bear skinAnimal skin is a great source of inspiration for material designers. Earlier, we saw researchers developing material for wetsuits inspired by sea otter fur.…
- Mojave leatherThe leather is embossed and etched to create patterns that remind of delicate lace with floral or organic patterns. The designs of both the Mojave Brussels and the Mojave Moroccan Lace collections are carefully etched into a hair-on-hide surface. Coordinating fabric backing provides a subtle backdrop.
- Fibres, Fabrication and New Textile Structures at Dutch Design Week 2026Explore DDW 2026 textile innovation, from human hair fibres and local wool to welded textiles and digital fabrication.
- Saving flush water with a new toilet coatingResearchers at Pennsylvania State University in the US developed a coating that could reduce toilet water consumption by half, saving billion litres of water…
- Faux furThese fake furs are available in a variety of colours and 'hair lengths'. They is made of polyethylene, acrylic, and/or acetate.
- The dark side of animal materials part 2: leather & furIn a time in which small environmental footprints and ethical work conditions are being demanded from manufacturers, more and more designers and material clients…
