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- Knit One: Foam-Free Modular Seating System Showcases 3D Knitting InnovationAt NeoCon 2025 in Chicago, UK designer Paul Crofts and British contract furniture brand Isomi introduced Knit One. This modular seating system applies advanced…
- A perfectly fitting machine knitted sweater of your own designWho hasn’t had a problem with a garment fitting well around the torso, but being too tight under the arms, or with too short…
- A digitally knitted pavilion made of recycled bottlesA team of researchers of the Material Balance Research Group from the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, developed a digitally knitted pavilion made of recycled…
- New knitted materialsMaterial innovation is all about addressing a physical problem from a new angle. In this case, the problem is how to give novelty to…
- Multistable Knitted Textiles Snap Between Different ShapesResearchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed machine-knitted textiles that can snap between several stable…
- Solid knitting: 3D printing with yarnResearchers at Carnegie Mellon University developed a way to create solid objects made of yarn through the power of knitting. The technique was first…
- Knitted biocomposites as structural systemsArchitects and designers Bastian Beyer and Daniel Suarez’s Column Project explores the structural potential of augmented knitted biocomposites. To make the structures, Beyer developed…
- A 3D knitted chairThe project Sit On A Knit by industrial knitter and engineer Rebekka Groeneveld explores the opportunities and limitations of 3D knitting through the design…
- KnitCandela is a thin concrete shell made with knitted formworkKnitCandela is a thin, sinuous concrete shell built on an ultra-lightweight knitted formwork by a team of researchers of ETH Zurich, the Computation and…
- A 3D knitted, mycelium-infused structureA team of designers and scientists from the Hub for Biotechnology and the Built Environment are exploring how 3D knitted fabric can be programmed…
- A 4D knitted dressResearchers at MIT Self-Assembly Lab along with Ministry of Supply have combined several technologies to create a garment that is sculpted to create a…
- 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…
- Necto: 3D-Knitted Natural Fibre Installation Explores Circular Material Strategies at Venice Architecture Biennale 2025At the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the installation Necto presents an exploration of architectural form and materiality using 3D knitted natural fibres. Designed by…
- 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 3D knitted structure with integrated lightsCatalonia-based French architect Stephanie Chaltiel, founder of MuDD Architects, designed a 3D knitted structure with incorporated LED lights. Called D.lights, the structure consists of…
- A ‘knitted’ road made with stones and stringResearchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) are investigating how roads could be reinforced without the use of bitumen…
- 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…
- 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…
- Welded Loop: Mono-Material Sneakers Made from Recyclable TPUDutch designers Suzanne Oude Hengel and Joris de Groot have developed an innovative sneaker crafted entirely from a single material: thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU). Their…
- 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…
- Four examples of German material designIn various projects, students from the department Textile and Surface Design at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin have designed products from a whole…
- Biodegradable children’s shoes with an expiration dateDesigner Shahar Asor created a knit-based, biodegradable composite material that has the potential to disassemble at a pre-defined time and used this to designed…
- Plant-Based PEF Enters Performance TextilesDutch renewable materials company Avantium has joined forces with Portuguese textile manufacturer Casa da Malha and sportswear brand Lacatoni to develop textile prototypes made…
- 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…
