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- Wool Art and Sustainable Design: Babette Leertouwer’s Use of Dutch Sheep WoolTextile artist Babette Leertouwer demonstrates the potential of Dutch sheep wool as a material for wall art. Her work illustrates the aesthetic and sustainable…
- The dark side of animal materials part 1: WoolIn a time in which small environmental footprints and ethical work conditions are being demanded from manufacturers, more and more designers and material clients…
- Dutch wool: from waste material to valuable productThe Dutch collective Hollands Wol Collectief (Dutch Wool Collective) aims to process Dutch wool, currently seen as a waste product, locally and use it…
- ‘3D printing’ with woolDutch designer Christien Meindertsma designed a robot especially made to create three dimensional structures with wool. In the Netherlands alone, 1.5 million kg of…
- Acoustic Wool Felt RigidAcoustic Wool Felt Rigid is a 3-layer wood product, consisting of a 100% natural wool felt layer and a Plexwood veneer on both sides with a linear groove pattern exposing the wool felt. The layer of wool felt gives these sheets an acoustic quality, and they can also be chosen for their aesthetics, as the wool felt is available in a variety of colours.
- Hollandfelt Wool feltHOLLANDFELT wool felt is a nonwoven textile material manufactured from 100% pure new Merino wool. Produced in Western Europe, the material is created through a traditional felting process that combines wool fibres with natural soap, heat, moisture and mechanical friction, resulting in a dense and durable textile without the need for synthetic binders. In addition to virgin wool variants, the material is also available in versions made from 100% recycled wool.
- Field To Form Turns Undervalued British Wool Into Circular FurnitureBritish designer Sofia Hollier has created Field To Form, a sculptural chair made from Romney wool and linen thread. The project gives a new…
- World First: 3D Printing Robot Uses Rotterdam WoolA 3D printed bench made from Rotterdam wool will be unveiled at this year’s Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven. The piece is produced by…
- Wool FugenbandThe wool Fugenband is a sheep wool filler for thermal insulation of hollow spaces around windows and doors. The carded wool band is made from 100% pesticide-free sheep's wool. Sheep's wool is a great insulating material. The material purifies the air, regulates humidity, and is naturally fire-retardant and water-repellent.
- Mono Wool – Regenerative SoftnessMono Wool is a 100% wool upholstery – designed to be local, recyclable and socially responsible. The cover is a 3D knitted structure with hollow spaces, filled with wool padding. With this 3D knitting technology, the upholstery fabric can be extracted by the machine as a finished part, eliminating the need for manual work-intensive processing steps.
- Keep your products cool with sheep’s wool insulationWith our oceans polluted with plastic, a lot of which consists of singe-use plastic from packaging, it’s good to see more and more companies…
- Wool-Based Air Filtration: From Spacecraft Safety to Sustainable Design ApplicationsSheep’s wool, one of the oldest textile materials, is being reimagined for high-performance filtration. In collaboration with NASA, New Zealand-based company Lanaco has developed…
- Wonderful footwear made of wool and woodThere is little worse than wearing uncomfortable or ill-fitting shoes, especially if you have to walk a lot. The company Allbirds created a solution…
- The Wool StudioEver since the beginning of The Wool Studio, they feel a strong connection with natural materials. Their vision is to share that connection by…
- Embroidered WoolThese embroidered carpet tiles of wool are an unusual but beautiful application of embroidery. Here, the wool studio mechanically applies embroidery to undyed wool from three millimeters. The embroidery is punched into a hexagon shape. Variations in the hexagon shapes arise, resulting in often surprising forms.
- Wool with CashmereThis fabric is a blend of wool and cashmere. Ozlem Fabric Industry and Trade Co. is the leading wool and wool blended fabric manufacturer of Istanbul, Turkey, since 1969. Within this growth process, the company has gained strength in domestic & foreign markets and while expanding its sales network it has improved its leadership status in Turkey.
- Wool wallThe Wool Wall consists of balls of sheep’s wool in various sizes mounted onto a wooden panel, with an insulating layer of wool in between. The wall works acoustically, absorbing sounds and echoes. The standard size of the panel is 60 x 60 cm, but the wall can be customised according to your wishes in shape, size, colour preference (white, off-white, yellow, grey, and brown), pattern, etc..
- Wooltech: A Biodegradable Electronic Future Rooted in British WoolAs global e-waste surges and synthetic materials dominate, Wooltech offers a visionary alternative for designers across multiple disciplines. This innovative project by Hinna Khan,…
- Big Glow: Lighting Innovation Using Biobased Wool MaterialsAustralian lighting manufacturer Rakumba, in collaboration with design studio Studio Truly Truly, has developed Big Glow, a lighting collection made from nonwoven Australian wool…
- A chair made of solid woolBritish rug- and floor covering company Roger Oates Design uses low value wool to create Solidwool, a composite material similar to fiberglass. This material…
- Plastic-free bandages made of merino woolCalled Wool+Aid, these adhesive bandages plastic- and latex-free. Instead, they are made of merino wool and fully biodegradable. Many types of adhesive bandages are…
- Swimming trunks made of merino woolIn an attempt to counter the pollution of plastic microfibres in bodies of water, surfwear brand Outerknown introduces swimming trunks made of merino wool.…
- Wool FeltWool felt is a pure, durable and naturally authentic material. Based in the Netherlands, the Feltmen design team combines the everlasting characteristics of wool with today’s trends. The design team assists you in creating a perfectly fitting wall panel, area rug or any other wool felt item from their workshop in Oss.
- Wool²: Recycled Wool Style Is HereAmsterdam’s Creative City Lab (CCL) is currently developing a sustainable fashion collection from old wool sweaters. Now on oneplanetcrowd, the goal of the collection is…
