Pupils from Cambourne Village College in Cambridgeshire, England, have won the Design Museum's Design Ventura competition with a simple loom that can be used to refashion unwanted garments. More about Schoolchildren create award-winning loom for turning old clothes into new textiles
Dezeen Showroom: US brand Designtex has created a hardwearing textile named Polychrome that is decorated with a colourful kaleidoscopic pattern. More about Polychrome textile by Designtex
Dezeen Showroom: durability meets a soft, handmade-style aesthetic in the Fresco textile, created by US brand Designtex for busy environments. More about Fresco textile by Designtex
Dezeen Showroom: Luz fabric by Danish brand Texstyle combines the softness of an indoor fabric with added resilience for outdoor use. More about Luz fabric by Texstyle
Dezeen Showroom: Portuguese brand Burel Factory has harnessed the natural characteristics of wool to create a fabric that reinterprets traditional craft for modern commercial spaces. More about Wool fabric by Burel Factory
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Skopos brought together the strongest prints from both its past and present ranges in its eponymous Skopos Studio fabric collection. More about Skopos Studio fabrics by Skopos Fabrics
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Kvadrat's launch of its first recycled polyester textile. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features a recycled polyester textile by Kvadrat
Textile brand Kvadrat has worked with designer Teruhiro Yanagihara to launch its first recycled polyester textile made of waste fabric instead of the usual plastic bottles. More about Kvadrat launches first recycled polyester textile actually made from polyester
British textile brand Kirkby Design has created what it believes to be the first interior fabric made from aloe vera – a plant that grows without need for chemicals, fertilisers or additional watering. More about Aloe vera provides "sustainable alternative" to cotton in Kirkby Design textile
Dezeen Showroom: American brand Pallas Textiles has collaborated with design studio Limn & Loom to create the In Good Company fabric collection woven from recycled plastic yarn. More about In Good Company textile collection by Limn & Loom for Pallas Textiles
Dezeen Showroom: high performance meets natural textures in US brand Designtex's Facet fabric, which features a pattern of fine linework over a woven-look background. More about Facet fabric by Designtex
British designer John Pawson has collaborated with cashmere brand Oyuna on a collection of throws that draw on his design for the Lake Crossing in London's Kew Gardens. More about John Pawson designs cashmere collection "based on embedded architectural narratives"
Dezeen Showroom: nature-informed patterns and a rich depth of colour characterise HBF Textiles' Moments of Wander collection of indoor-outdoor fabrics, created by designer Christiane Müller. More about Moments of Wander textiles by Christiane Müller for HBF Textiles
Dezeen Showroom: designed for specification in hospitals and care settings, the Silicone Cheer fabric by Designtex aims to bring a feeling of positivity into interior spaces. More about Silicone Cheer fabric by Designtex
Dezeen Showroom: addressing sustainability- and wellbeing-related needs, American brand Carnegie has released a new range of upholstery, wall coverings and drapery. More about Conscious collection by Carnegie
Scraps of fabric have been recycled into edible treats by designer Jinghan Li, who wants people to consider waste as a resource for food. More about Waste textiles turned into sweets in FabriCandy project
Dezeen Showroom: US company Designtex drew on research about how aesthetics affect human emotions to create this dappled upholstery fabric, which forms part of its Joy collection. More about Wonder fabric by Designtex
At this year's Future Fabrics Expo, banana plants emerged as a fruitful source for making more sustainable materials. Here, we spotlight four examples of the plant being transformed into leather alternatives and clothing fabric. More about Four materials made from banana plants at Future Fabrics Expo
Dezeen Showroom: the final range by HBF Textiles' long-serving designer Mary Jo Miller, this textile collection brings together a poetic pattern, a deeply textured weave and supple leathers. More about Memorable collection by HBF Textiles
Dezeen Showroom: British textile brand Camira has launched a range of fabrics in collaboration with textile artist Kate Lawrie, combining material innovation with intricate patterns. More about Patternmaker fabric collection by Camira