Latex "is a noble and natural material that does not kill animals"
Latex can help replace polluting materials such as leather and plastics, according to designers working with the plant-based material. More
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SiiGii designs wearable inflatable latex float for people with sun allergy
Spanish artist SiiGii has designed a wearable, inflatable lilo from latex that enables users to lounge on a pool float in the summer without aggravating their allergy to the sun. More
Harikrishnan's blow-up latex trousers go on sale with "do not overinflate" warning
Inflatable latex trousers by Harikrishnan have gone on sale just six months after the designer caused a viral sensation by showing the prototypes at his London College of Fashion graduate show. More
Five projects that use latex in weird and wonderful ways
Since Harikrishnan's inflatable trousers blew up on the internet last week after first being featured on Dezeen, we've rounded up five latex projects – spanning fashion, accessories and installations – that use the material in surprising ways. More
Watch runway footage of Harikrishnan's inflatable menswear collection
This captioned video shows catwalk footage of bulging latex garments designed by London College of Fashion graduate Harikrishnan. More
Harikrishnan's inflatable latex trousers create "anatomically impossible" proportions
For his graduate collection at the London College of Fashion, menswear designer Harikrishnan has matched cropped tailored jackets with billowing latex trousers to create exaggerated silhouettes. More
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
Molly Younger's washable luggage is made from latex
Australian fashion designer Molly Younger has created a range of flesh-like rubber bags and wallets cast from natural latex. More
Luzinterruptus creates "weird and sinister" lighting installation using floating latex gloves
Over 1000 inflated and illuminated latex gloves appeared to reach out from the surface of a French lake in this installation by Spanish lighting designers Luzinterruptus (+ slideshow). More
Max Lamb surrounds Opening Ceremony boutique with "lustrous" latex rubber curtains
British designer Max Lamb has used latex curtains and London Underground railings inside a new east London boutique for fashion brand Opening Ceremony (+ slideshow). More
Shai Langen covers bodies in liquid latex fabrics and fermented dough
Emulsified liquid latex stretches over bodies and fermented dough drips from skin in this movie by graduate textile designer Shai Langen. More
Valeska Jasso Collado folds latex-covered foam into geometric garments
Fashion designer Valeska Jasso Collado combined metal, foam and latex to create Memphis-influenced garments for her University of Westminster graduate collection. More
Skinned by KNOL Ontwerp features latex casts of derelict buildings
Shrouds of latex cast from derelict buildings hang in this installation by Amsterdam design studio KNOL Ontwerp, forming ghostly recreations of spaces (+ slideshow). More