Camira launches Sumi and Kyoto fabric collections
Dezeen Showroom: UK textile maker Camira has launched Sumi and Kyoto, a pair of fabrics that combine Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics. More
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Ma-tt-er and Dezeen present a live panel discussion on textile intelligence for London Craft Week
Seetal Solanki of London design studio Ma-tt-er teamed up with Dezeen to host a live panel discussion on textile technology for London Craft Week 2020. More
Land Lines installation reimagines landscapes in hanging fabrics
Oklahoma artist Rachel Hayes stitched together colourful fabrics to create abstract representations of natural landscapes that hang in a Los Angeles gallery. More
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Raf Simons designs Kvadrat upholstery collection informed by haute couture fabrics
Fashion designer Raf Simons has created two upholstery fabrics, Helia and Silas, for Danish textile company Kvadrat. More
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Camira creates colourful Oceanic fabrics from recycled plastic bottles
Dezeen promotion: British textile company Camira has created fabrics that contain recycled plastic collected from oceans and beaches. More
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Doshi Levien designs Maya and Jaali fabrics for Kvadrat
London studio Doshi Levien has created two contrasting textiles for Danish brand Kvadrat – an opaque upholstery fabric with a tactile pattern and a lightweight translucent curtain. 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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Kirkby Design creates fabric collection based on London Underground seats
Textile brand Kirkby Design has collaborated with Transport for London to recreate seven heritage moquette designs featured on the city's Underground tube seats. More
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Christo to wrap silver fabric around the Arc de Triomphe in Paris
Artist Christo will finally realise plans to envelop Paris' Arc de Triomphe in 25,000 square metres of silvery recyclable fabric and 7,000 metres of red rope. More
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Apparatus draws on Persian marquetry patterns for Isfahan fabrics
The kaleidoscopic pattern that adorns this textile collection by New York studio Apparatus takes cues from a Persian inlaying technique. More
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Christopher Farr launches two patterned textiles from the Anni Albers archive
British textile brand Christopher Farr celebrates Bauhaus pioneer Anni Albers with its latest range of rugs and fabric designs. More
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Dimore Studio's opulent textile collection takes over Paris storefront
Textiles featuring three-dimensional patterns, by Dimore Studio, have been draped over chairs and surfaces to create an installation for a Parisian store. More
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Ross Lovegrove installs 21-metre-long fabric snake in V&A tapestry room
British designer Ross Lovegrove has used suede-like fabric to create a huge serpentine sculpture in one of the V&A's tapestry galleries, as part of this year's London Design Festival. More
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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
