Iota's crochet furniture provides an income for out-of-work women
Tel Aviv brand Iota will make its Milan Design Week debut next month with a collection of petal-like poufs, stools and rugs crocheted from bespoke yarns. More
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John Lewis marks Lucienne Day centenary with textile collection
Department store John Lewis has released a textile range featuring floral and abstract archive patterns by British designer Lucienne Day. More
Jenny Sabin to create robotically knitted canopy for MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program 2017
New York-based architectural design practice Jenny Sabin Studio has won MoMA PS1's Young Architecture Program competition with plans for a shelter made of robotically knitted textile solar panels. More
Ferm Living looks to luxury with Scenes of Splendour homeware collection
Ferm Living combined the "decadence of bygone eras" with a minimal Danish aesthetic to create its latest collection, which launched at Maison&Objet this weekend. More
JamesPlumb reworks antique indigo-dyed fabric for limited-edition bench
London design studio JamesPlumb has revisited an antique textile that is created using medieval techniques, and has this time used it to create a limited-edition bench. More
Issey Miyake and Muji among participants at first New York Textile Month
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
Pauline van Dongen designs solar-powered windbreaker for nature reserve guides
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
Jalila Essaïdi makes textiles from cow dung "to solve manure problem"
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
Beirut architect designs bullet-resistant Kevlar keffiyeh headscarf
This updated version of the traditional keffiyeh scarf by Beirut-based architect Salim al-Kadi has been designed "for our contemporary landscape" (+ slideshow). More
Paul Smith launches checked textile for Maharam at NeoCon 2016
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
New York Textile Month will highlight the revival of cloth, says Li Edelkoort
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
Design Academy Eindhoven's Milan exhibition includes a petting zoo and a vagina mirror
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
Nike opens design studio in Hackney to explore advanced textiles
Sportswear brand Nike has opened a textile design studio in east London to develop new fabrics for its shoes and apparel. More
Aniela Hoitink creates dress from mushroom mycelium
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 Design Ireland exhibition spotlights Irish designers on St Patrick's Day
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
Zsofia Kollar weaves human hair to create golden perfumed textile
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
Bouroullec brothers create the "Swiss watch" of roller blinds for Kvadrat
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
Scholten & Baijings' Ottoman daybed for Moroso "started with the textile"
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
Buro Belén's quilted Laying Bag changes colour over time
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
Dot One produces personalised textiles and prints based on DNA data
Royal College of Art graduate Iona Inglesby has launched a company that converts DNA data into unique graphic prints and patterned textiles (+ movie). More