SO-IL designs exhibition to showcase patchwork boro fabrics
New York architecture firm SO-IL has designed an exhibition to present a Japanese handicraft that uses remnants of hemp fabric. More
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Pangaia's puffer jackets are filled with wildflowers rather than down
US clothing brand Pangaia has released a puffer coat, whose filling is made with flowers in a bid to offer a cruelty-free alternative to duck or goose down. More
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Old Master works feature in Sotheby's debut streetwear collection
Auction house Sotheby's has partnered with streetwear publication Highsnobiety to create a line of t-shirts, jumpers and hoodies emblazoned with artworks dating as far back as the 16th century. More
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Tool manufacturer Fiskars releases debut streetwear collection
Finnish heritage tool manufacturer Fiskars is making its first foray into fashion with a collection of "modern garden-wear staples". More
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Wearers can update political messages on Carlings' augmented-reality T-shirt
Swedish retailer Carlings has released its augmented-reality The Last Statement T-shirt, which can show a variety of political messages. More
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Adaptive clothing with graphic prints designed to ease Parkinson's disease
The striped patterns on Monika Dugar's Reset clothing collection are not just for aesthetic impact — they're meant to aid mobility in people with Parkinson's disease by "resetting" the brain. More
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Operio collection by Dead Lotus Couture aims to put latex "in every wardrobe"
London fashion label Dead Lotus Couture has launched a new collection of retro womenswear made of natural latex and fake fur. More
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Virgil Abloh creates streetwear collection for the Musée du Louvre
Prolific fashion designer Virgil Abloh has created a capsule collection in collaboration with Paris's Musée du Louvre that includes tee-shirts and hoodies decorated with paintings by Leonardo da Vinci. More
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Craig Green's oversized Moncler puffer suit can be rolled up like a sleeping bag
Menswear designer Craig Green's latest contribution to the Moncler Genius project are voluminous puffer ensembles that can be deflated for travelling. More
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Vollebak designs jacket that lets the wearer sleep in space
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak's Deep Sleep Cocoon jacket is designed to allow people to sleep anywhere, including in space. More
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Harry Nuriev stuffs vinyl sofa with old Balenciaga clothing
Crosby Studios' founder Harry Nuriev has teamed up with Balenciaga to create a transparent vinyl couch filled with worn and discarded clothing from the French fashion brand. More
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Tuo Lei designs DIY streetwear from festival tents to be kept as souvenirs
ÉCAL graduate Tuo Lei has created a fashion collection from abandoned festival tents, based on simplified patterns that can be replicated at home with just basic sewing skills and the accompanying instructions. More
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Lunya styles Manhattan store like a "glitzy, upscale New York apartment"
Los Angeles clothing brand Lunya has created its New York store with vintage and contemporary finds to decorate zones as if they were a dining room, bedroom and living area. More
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Sun Lee reworks traditional Korean craft into clothes made from paper
South Korean designer Sun Lee has created a six-piece collection of clothing from traditional Korean paper which has been cut, torn and rolled by hand. More
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Bodice clothes are for the women "challenging conventions" in Indian society
Fashion designer Ruchika Sachdeva's label Bodice is developing a "new language of modernity" for women in India who want a minimalist alternative to traditional garments or designer formalwear. More
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Charlotte McCurdy creates "carbon-negative" raincoat from algae bioplastic
New York designer Charlotte McCurdy has fashioned a water-resistant jacket from a plastic made of algae, which captures existing CO2 from the atmosphere. More
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COS unveils fashion collection based on Bauhaus design principles
Fashion brand COS has created a 13-piece collection of clothing and accessories commemorating the Bauhaus movement and its affiliated artists and architects. More
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Re:newcell prepares to launch "world's first clothes made from circular cotton"
Swedish company Re:newcell is aiming to disrupt the fashion industry and save natural resources by creating garments from Circulose – a new material made from recycled cotton clothes. More
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Ying Gao's "chameleon-like" autonomous dresses react to their surroundings
Montreal-based fashion designer Ying Gao has created a pair of robotic dresses that respond to their environment by rippling, expanding and contracting as if they are alive. More
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Spiber creates first commercially available jacket from emulated spider silk for The North Face
Biotech start-up Spiber and The North Face's Japanese distributor Goldwin have created the first mass-manufactured jacket made from synthetic spider silk. More
