Dutch design studio Luis Marie has channelled the traditional craft of pleating to create an acoustic room divider that can stand on its own despite being made entirely from textiles. More about Luis Marie pleats recycled fabric to create "first-ever all-textile room divider"
Fashion designer Pauline van Dongen has created a flexible, solar-energy-generating textile called Heliotex, which forms the canopy of her Dutch Design Week pavilion. More about Pauline van Dongen tops kite-like Umbra Pavilion with solar-powered textile
Design brand Teklan Studio has created a geometric textile flooring collection for Italian carpet brand Radici that was designed as "a love letter to the atmospheres of the past". More about Newstalgia flooring collection puts nostalgic twist on 1970s and 80s fabric
Dezeen Showroom: US brand Cicil has launched the latest in its line of locally made rugs, which is decorated with an oversized, gingham-like check pattern. More about Tartan Shuttle Weave rugs by Cicil
Dezeen Showroom: US textile company Designtex worked with American homeware brand West Elm on a trio of upholstery materials that are hard-wearing enough to be used in high-traffic interiors. More about Template, Acre and Marl fabrics by West Elm and Designtex
New materials brand Hyphyn has launched what it claims is a first-of-its-kind biodegradable performance vinyl fabric, which breaks down over 90 per cent in two years in landfill conditions without leaving behind microplastics or toxic chemicals. More about Hyphyn impregnates vinyl with plastic-eating enzymes to enhance biodegradation
Dezeen Showroom: US textile company Designtex has released Mosaic, a maximalist textile with a geometric pattern created by London-based design studio Kapitza. More about Mosaic fabric by Kapitza for Designtex
Dezeen Showroom: a collection of linen-blend fabrics defined by earthy colourways and textures has been developed by Belgian brand Designs of the Time. More about Ausarta collection fabrics by Designs of the Time
Dezeen Showroom: British brand Skopos combined boucle and chenille material textures in this hardwearing upholstery fabric created for busy commercial environments. More about Esme upholstery fabric by Skopos
Chairs and sofas with contemporary lines covered in rich floral brocades and silks were found throughout shows at this year's NYCxDesign, pointing to a trend informed by maximalism. More about Six seats with contemporary frames and decadent floral fabrics at NYCxDesign
Dezeen Showroom: Canadian brand Luum Textiles has put a contemporary spin on classic patterns found in menswear design with Unified Field, its latest collection of performance fabrics. More about Unified Field fabric collection by Luum Textiles
Dezeen Showroom: US brand Designtex has found a middle ground between minimalism and maximalism with its Racetrack and Emblem fabrics, which feature mini-checkerboard patterns. More about Racetrack and Emblem fabrics by Designtex
Ethereal curtains crafted from surplus textile samples create distinctive shadows across the original pinewood floors of OntheSq, a neo-Jacobean London home transformed by Irenie Studio. More about Irenie Studio restores 1840s townhouse in De Beauvoir Square
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
Clothing brand A-Poc Able Issey Miyake and design studio Atelier Oï have unveiled delicate lighting at Milan design week, fashioned from wire and a single piece of off-white cloth. More about A-Poc Able Issey Miyake crafts pleated lighting for Milan design week
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have created a thin and flexible fibre computer and woven it into clothes, suggesting a potential alternative to current wearable electronics. More about MIT researchers create "fibre computer" that can be woven into clothes
Dezeen Showroom: acoustic solutions brand Autex Acoustics collaborated with designer Emma Hayes to create a collection of acoustic textiles that have a painterly aesthetic. More about Acoustic textiles by Emma Hayes for Autex Acoustics
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