Competition: win a blanket from Italian brand Bolzan
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with Italian brand Bolzan to offer readers the chance to win its Spinapesce blanket. More
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Raw Color's Temperature Textiles wrap wearers in climate-change data
To raise awareness about environmental issues and provide a way to keep warm without turning on the heating, Dutch design studio Raw Color has created the Temperature Textiles collection, which is embedded with climate-change data. More
Paul Cocksedge designs social-distancing picnic blanket for life after lockdown
London-based designer Paul Cocksedge's Here Comes the Sun blanket would allow people to "socialise safely and confidently" outdoors once Covid-19 lockdown restrictions have been lifted. More
John Pawson designs block-colour blanket collection for Tekla
John Pawson has collaborated with Danish brand Tekla on a collection of mohair blankets in four solid colours that draw on the changing seasons around his home in the English countryside. More
Wallace Sewell recreates Gunta Stölzl's original Bauhaus dormitory blanket
London design studio Wallace Sewell will reissue the blanket originally designed by the Bauhaus's head of weaving Gunta Stölzl for its Dessau dormitories. More
John Pawson designs blanket collection for Tekla Fabrics
The interaction between light and the architecture of John Pawson's Oxfordshire home influenced this collection of graphic blankets for Danish homeware brand Tekla Fabrics. More
Rob Pruitt's pixelated moving blankets comment on "the complexity of migration"
American artist Rob Pruitt debuted a series of bold patterned quilts for moving furniture called Migration Moving Blankets, which reference the multifaceted topic of migration. More
Sancal blankets by Egle Zvirblyte are patterned with tigers and bananas
Dezeen promotion: furniture brand Sancal has teamed up with London-based artist Egle Zvirblyte on a range of whimsical blankets, featuring polka dots, bananas and a tiger wearing sunglasses. More
ZigZagZurich use twisted yarns to create Bauhaus-inspired blankets
Swiss textiles brand ZigZagZurich produces a range of artist-designed blankets, including several influenced by Bauhaus design principles. More
Thinx launches "taboo-smashing" Period Sex Blanket
This blanket by Thinx is designed to soak up blood, so that women on their period can have sex without ruining the bed sheets. More
Tom Dixon uses tufting, printing and embroidery to create textile collection
Tom Dixon will launch a collection of textiles at this week's Maison&Objet furniture fair that explores weaving, knitting, knotting and digital printing techniques. More
Wool pyramids form origami-inspired Bloom blanket
Brazilian designer Bianca Cheng Costanzo has created a woollen blanket from 180 triangles hand-sewn into tessellated pyramids (+ slideshow). More
Mia Cinelli's limb-like weighted blanket is designed to ease feelings of grief
Following the death of a loved one, American artist and designer Mia Cinelli created this "weighted comfort object" that could simulate the feeling of being hugged. More
Blankets by Snøhetta for Røros Tweed
Product news: Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta showed this range of blankets in New York. More
Seal Pelt Remix by Eley Kishimoto and Vík Prjónsdóttir
Product news: London print designers Eley Kishimoto teamed up with Icelandic design collective Vík Prjónsdóttir for DesignMarch in Reykjavík last week, where they presented a seal-shaped blanket inspired by an Icelandic folk tale. More
Bunad Blankets by Andreas Engesvik
Product news: Oslo designer Andreas Engesvik has created a series of blankets inspired by the textiles of Norwegian folk costumes. More
Sewn as a Site by Danica Pistekova
This wearable cocoon of quilts and blankets by Slovakian architecture graduate Danica Pistekova is just right for people who wish they could take their bed with them in the morning. More
Im Blanky by Studio NMinusOne and Rodolphe el-Khoury
This blanket is embroidered with tiny sensors so it can watch you sleeping. More
Arab Seasons by Bokja
Lebanese design duo Bokja have created embroidered maps of the Arab world that present a tapestry of changing politics and traditions. More
+ by Yaroslav Misonzhnikov
Saint Petersburg designer Yaroslav Misonzhnikov has attached two strips of felt to a chair for keeping cosy while working in winter. More