Dezeen promotion: an Issey Miyake fabric-pleating demonstration, a talk at Muji's flagship store and an installation made of recycled materials will take place during the inaugural New York Textile Month (+ slideshow) More
Dutch fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created more clothing with integrated solar panels, designing a windbreaker that can charge wearers' phones and GPS devices (+ slideshow). More
Eindhoven designer Jalila Essaïdi has turned manure into haute couture, using cellulose acetate derived from cow poo to create a fabric and an entire fashion collection (+ movie). More
This updated version of the traditional keffiyeh scarf by Beirut-based architect Salim al-Kadi has been designed "for our contemporary landscape" (+ slideshow). More
NeoCon 2016: British fashion designer Paul Smith has interpreted a print from his Spring Summer 2015 collection as a patterned textile for US company Maharam. More
Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has announced plans for a month-long celebration of textiles in New York, saying that "not enough attention" is being paid to fabric innovation. More
Milan 2016: in response to the "overwhelming presence of technology" in today's society, Design Academy Eindhoven students have created an exhibition in Milan featuring objects and installations that are all designed to be touched. More
Sportswear brand Nike has opened a textile design studio in east London to develop new fabrics for its shoes and apparel. More
Dutch textile designer Aniela Hoitink has created a dress using disc-shaped pieces of mushroom mycelium, which she believes will "change the way we use textiles". More
Heal's is hosting its first presentation of work by Irish designers and makers since the 1970s, and its launch coincides with St Patrick's Day (+ slideshow). More
Hungarian designer Zsofia Kollar has used human hair to create a series of scented objects, including a wall hanging and a U-shaped necklace (+ slideshow). More
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have put their spin on the humble roller blind using textiles the duo created for Danish brand Kvadrat (+ movie). More
Movie: in our next exclusive movie for Moroso, Carole Baijings of Scholten & Baijings explains how the design duo's new seating range for the Italian brand was designed around the fabric. More
Northmodern 2016: the natural dye used to colour this sleeping bag by Dutch studio Buro Belén slowly pales over time, allowing the pattern in the fabric to become more visible. More
Royal College of Art graduate Iona Inglesby has launched a company that converts DNA data into unique graphic prints and patterned textiles (+ movie). More
Google data and mouse movements become customisable textile patterns in Print All Over Me's fashion collaboration with artist Lia and studio Sosolimited. More
Dutch Design Week 2015: Tilburg's TextielMuseum has worked with Dutch designer Hella Jongerius to launch a collection of plaid throws developed by Simone Post and Studio Truly Truly (+ slideshow). More
Dutch Design Week 2015: Eindhoven designer Jessica Smarsch used digitally captured body movements to inform the raised patterns across the clothes in this fashion collection. More
Norwegian designer Andreas Engesvik has created a range of textiles for Danish brand Georg Jensen Damask, with subtle patterns based on hand-drawn lines. More
This footwear from the Swiss Barefoot Company is designed to protect wearers' feet by wrapping them in Dyneema – a fabric stronger than steel and Kevlar (+ slideshow). More