Kvadrat's handmade acoustic panels bring "softness" to minimalist spaces
Zane Walker of Kvadrat explains how its Soft Cells acoustic panels are custom-made by hand in this movie filmed by Dezeen for the textiles brand at its Poland factory. More
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Bartlett students propose self-supporting pavilion made from felt
A group of MAarch students from the Bartlett School of Architecture have devised a method of turning felt into load-bearing structures that they hope to build into an fabric pavilion. More
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Vitra covers Eames Lounge Chair in fabric to celebrate 60th anniversary
Swiss furniture brand Vitra is launching a limited-edition version of Charles and Ray Eames' Lounge Chair to commemorate its 60 years in production. More
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Wovns platform turns digital designs into on-demand Jacquard fabric
Digital platform Wovns has developed an on-demand weaving process that allows designers to order patterned Jacquard fabric in quantities as small as a single yard. More
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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
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Tamara Efrat creates smocked bags using Photoshop-like computer program
Israeli designer Tamara Efrat has combined traditional smocking embroidery with computational algorithms to create a range of patterned bags. More
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Scholten & Baijings upholsters Herman Miller seating in gridded fabric
Milan 2015: Scholten & Baijings has covered a selection of Herman Miller furniture in fabric that features a nine-metre repeat of geometric patterns (+ slideshow). More
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Yusuke Seki showcases fragile hemp textiles across banks of metal rods
Lengths of delicately woven fabric were draped over metal skewers at this Tokyo exhibition about the tradition of hemp textiles in Japan (+ slideshow). More
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Marlies Schets' reflective fabrics turn everyday accessories into cycling safety gear
Dutch Design Week 2014: retro-reflective thread is woven into a range of fabrics by Marlies Schets to create a line of accessories that reflect light at night, turning them into cycling safety garments. More
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Noyberg & Bulka uses sewing machines to stamp ink patterns onto clothes
Israeli designers Idan Noyberg and Gal Bulka have replaced sewing-machine needles with stamps that print lines of patterns onto fabric. More
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Scholten & Baijings design fabric with nine-metre pattern repeat
Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings has created a collection of interior fabrics for New York textiles brand Maharam with a pattern large enough to upholster an entire sofa without repetition. More
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Bart Hess recruits public to create bespoke textile production line in Milan installation
Milan 2014: experimental Dutch textile designer Bart Hess played on ideas of mass production, bespoke design and the amount of human input needed to sustain the creative industries in an installation at Atelier Clerici for Milan design week. More
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Glass, timber and stone showroom created by Toyo Ito for Kinnasand's "sensitive fabric"
Milan 2014: Japanese architect Toyo Ito spoke to Dezeen about his design for textile brand Kinnasand's first Milan showroom and his "site specific" architecture (+ interview + slideshow). More
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3D-woven fabric creates organically shaped lamps that glow in the dark
Milan 2014: Dutch studio Bernotat & Co created 3D-knitted fabric lamps that emulate microscopic organisms to show in the Ventura Lambrate district in Milan this week (+ slideshow). More
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Kvadrat's Divina fabric interpreted by 22 contemporary designers
Milan 2014: Werner Aisslinger, Martino Gampa and Robert Stadler are among 22 contemporary designers that have interpreted Danish textile brand Kvadrat's Divina fabric for a show in Milan this week (+ slideshow). More
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Glithero patterns fabric using organ music
Milan 2014: London design duo Glithero will present a range of textiles that have been woven using organ punch cards in Milan next week (+ slideshow). More
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Bouroullec brothers to launch first fabric collection in Milan for Kvadrat
Milan 2014: French design duo Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec will introduce their first fabric collection of upholstery textiles knitted from jersey in Milan next month (+ slideshow). More
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Garment by Benjamin Hubert for Cappellini
Milan 2012: a single piece of fabric folds around the moulded polyurethane foam seat of this club chair by London designer Benjamin Hubert. More
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Stitching Concrete by Florian Schmid
Industrial design graduate Florian Schmid made these stools by folding fabric that's impregnated with cement then drenching it in water. More
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Dior Illustrated: Rene Gruau and the Line of Beauty by Gitta Gschwendtner
This exhibition designed by Gitta Gschwendtner for London's Somerset House displayed fashion drawings on gauze-covered boxes. More