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
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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
Print All Over Me turns search terms and mouse activity into textile patterns
Google data and mouse movements become customisable textile patterns in Print All Over Me's fashion collaboration with artist Lia and studio Sosolimited. More
TextielMuseum collaborates with Dutch designers on plaid textile collection
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
Jessica Smarsch transforms muscle movements into textured garments
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
Andreas Engesvik's hand-drawn grids inform textile patterns for Georg Jensen Damask
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
Swiss Barefoot Company's glove-like socks are made from material stronger than Kevlar
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
SOAK textile coating changes colour to warn wearers of dehydration
Dutch researcher Paulien Routs has worked with conceptual design studio Droog to develop a spray for activewear that monitors wearers' hydration levels by reacting to their sweat (+ slideshow). More
Adam Blencowe brings digital technology to traditional felting techniques with Fuzzy Logic
Graduate shows 2015: Royal College of Art graduate Adam Blencowe has created a series of samples to demonstrate a new technique that brings "unprecedented precision" to the felting of woven textiles (+ slideshow). More
Hella Jongerius' new rugs for Danskina were designed from the yarn up
In this movie, Dutch designer Hella Jongerius introduces the three latest additions to Danskina's range of rugs and explains how she "always starts with the yarn" when designing new textiles. More
David Adjaye aims to dispel stereotypical images of Africa through textile designs
NeoCon 2015:David Adjaye has created a range of African-inspired textiles for Knoll, in addition to curating a related exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. More