Menswear that spotlights the economic crisis in Zimbabwe features alongside a clothing collection that addresses ocean pollution in this fashion-focused VDF school show by the University of East London. More about Ten fashion and textile designs by University of East London graduates
Dezeen Showroom: Kvadrat Shade is a roller-blind system designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec featuring textiles by Kvadrat. More about Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec design Kvadrat Shade roller blinds
Nine projects from Lucerne School of Art and Design graduates, presented here in their VDF school show, highlight the craft and heritage inherent in textiles in a bid to raise their public profile. More about Lucerne School of Art and Design students celebrate textiles as unsung heroes
Oklahoma artist Rachel Hayes stitched together colourful fabrics to create abstract representations of natural landscapes that hang in a Los Angeles gallery. More about Land Lines installation reimagines landscapes in hanging fabrics
Orange or Red introduces Dashes, tapestries designed for multifunctional spaces, as part of the VDF x Ventura Project collaboration. More about Orange or Red weaves giant tapestries for multifunctional rooms
Ravensbourne University London is spotlighting its BA (Hons) Fashion Accessory & Textile Futures programme as part of the VDF x Ventura Projects collaboration. More about Ravensbourne University showcases fashion accessory and textile design course
Fashion designer Raf Simons has created two upholstery fabrics, Helia and Silas, for Danish textile company Kvadrat. More about Raf Simons designs Kvadrat upholstery collection informed by haute couture fabrics
Students from the Royal College of Art have made fabrics from plants grown in seawater, providing a potential solution for the currently freshwater-intensive fashion and textile industries. More about RCA students develop SaltyCo sustainable fabrics using seawater plants
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 about Doshi Levien designs Maya and Jaali fabrics for Kvadrat
Textile artist Daisy May Collingridge has designed a family of fleshy, fabric bodysuits as "a joyful representation of the human form". More about Daisy May Collingridge's "squishy" flesh suits quash the idea of an ideal body type
From minimalism to maximalism, rugs to suit every taste are being presented at the first furniture fairs of 2020. Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out seven of the most eye-catching examples. More about Seven of the best new rugs around
Central Saint Martins graduate Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia has proposed a method for improving the textile recycling process by using moths to break down the natural fibres in discarded clothing. More about Chiara Tommencioni Pisapia uses moths to transform unwanted clothing into "precious" bio-waste material
Colourful, geometric textiles that Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers created during their time at the Bauhaus school have been turned into fabric by New York company Designtex. More about Textiles by artists Anni Albers and Gunta Stölzl revived for Bauhaus' 100th anniversary
Kirkby Design has given a 1967 London Underground carriage a candy-coloured overhaul by upholstering it in the brand's Underground Vol. II fabric collection. More about Kirkby Design gives 1960s Tube carriage pastel-coloured revamp
Dutch textile designer Simone Post has adapted a traditional wax printing technique to create a colourful fabric that combines 3D geometries with bubble patterns. More about Simone Post combines hypnotic patterns with bubbles in wax-printed fabric
Italian rug manufacturer CC-Tapis brings contemporary ideas and processes to the traditional handicraft of Tibetan rug-knotting with their latest collections, presented in an "architectural" campaign called Spectrum. More about Spectrum campaign by CC-Tapis shows rugs against kaleidoscopic set
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 about Kirkby Design creates fabric collection based on London Underground seats
Dutch designer Hella Jongerius has created a giant loom with threads that tumble 16 metres between the floors of the multi-storey Lafayette Anticipations foundation in the Marais, Paris. More about Hella Jongerius fills atrium of Parisian foundation with a giant loom
The haphazard stitching usually concealed on the back of embroidered rugs is integrated into the decorative surfaces of this collection created by London studio Raw Edges for Spanish brand GAN. More about Raw Edges' BackStitch rug collection showcases hidden side of embroidery
Fifteen leading textile designers have created their own interpretation of Robin Day's iconic 675 chair, which will be auctioned in aid of the Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation. More about Robin Day's 675 chair given modern makeovers for fundraising auction