Dutch designer Pauline van Dongen has unveiled a vision to "reupholster our built environment" using a solar-energy-generating textile she is developing with manufacturer Tentech. More about Pauline van Dongen to "create a new aesthetic for buildings" with solar textile
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish textile brand Almedahls has released a double-sided hanging fabric named Billow, which features sound-absorbing properties. More about Billow hanging textile by Almedahls
Dezeen Showroom: designer Ria Dunn drew references from historic Italian linens for her bedding collection for Totum Project. More about 009 Heritage Sheets by Ria Dunn for Totum Project
Fluff Stuff is a textile filling created from plants cultivated on rewetted peatlands in Finland, which has been designed by students at Aalto University and was on display as part of Helsinki Design Week. More about Fluff Stuff is a plant-based textile filling that isn't just "serving hippies"
French architect India Mahdavi has collaborated with Swedish homeware brand Svenskt Tenn to create an exhibition at Stockholm Design Week that focuses on a print by designer Josef Frank. More about India Mahdavi curates colourful Frankly Yours exhibition for Svenskt Tenn
Promotion: Contemporary Persia is a collection of 10 fabrics in different colour variations designed by textile manufacturer Christian Fischbacher and architect Hadi Teherani to capture "the contrasting colours of the Iranian landscape". More about Christian Fischbacher and Hadi Teherani create fabric designs informed by the Iranian landscape
Ukrainian fashion house DZHUS has created a series of fashion pieces that can morph into different types of garments for its Autumn Winter 2022 collection, which features the brand's last designs before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. More about DZHUS designs metamorphosing Pseudo clothing collection
Architect Yussef Agbo-Ola and cacao farmer Tabita Rezaire have designed an installation at London's Serpentine Gallery made of wood recycled from past exhibitions that explores medicinal plants. More about Serpentine installation an "invitation to develop an intimacy with plants"
Dezeen school shows: a zero-waste cutting pattern and 21st-century neck ruffs feature in Dezeen's latest school show by textile design students from the Lucerne School of Art and Design. More about 13 textile design projects from the Lucerne School of Art and Design
Dezeen teamed up with Swedish rug brand Kasthall to host a live panel discussion exploring craft and heritage during Milan design week 2022. More about "I wanted to create a tufted rug that pushes what Kasthall does" says designer Ellinor Eliasson
Californian practice Prowl Studio and textile label Byborre are showcasing 3D-knitted textiles informed by Californian wildfires at the Exposure Therapy exhibition during Milan design week. More about Prowl and Byborre 3D-knit images of Californian wildfires into seating upholstery
Dezeen Showroom: Najd is a textile collection created by architect and designer Tristan Auer for Lelièvre Paris, which is informed by Saudi Arabian design. More about Najd textile collection by Tristan Auer for Lelièvre Paris
Promotion: textile manufacturer Christian Fischbacher and architect Hadi Teherani have unveiled Contemporary Persia, a collection of fabrics that "interpret the unique diversity of Iran". More about Christian Fischbacher and Hadi Teherani reveal Iran-inspired fabric collection
Designer Anna Resei has created a conceptual design for a modular structure that can be used as a moveable shelter, which was shown as part of this year's Southern Sweden Design Days. More about Anna Resei designs Tele-nomadic Sheltering Unit as a moveable urban dwelling
Dezeen Showroom: Danish brand Texstyle has launched Stax Recycled, a velvet fabric made from upcycled PET bottles. More about Stax Recycled velvet by Søren Møller for Texstyle
To raise awareness about environmental issues and provide a way to keep warm without turning on the heating, Dutch design studio Raw Color has created the Temperature Textiles collection, which is embedded with climate-change data. More about Raw Color's Temperature Textiles wrap wearers in climate-change data
Dezeen Showroom: informed by collections of historic fabrics, the Archive Prints collection by Dedar reinterprets traditional textile design from both eastern and western cultures. More about Archive Prints fabric collection by Dedar
Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile brand Dedar has launched Erbaluce, a fabric collection that translates contemporary patterns via traditional Jacquard weaving techniques. More about Erbaluce fabric collection by Dedar
Dezeen Showroom: made from one of the world's most carbon-sequestering crops, the Hemp fabric by Camira is designed to showcase a rich variation in tone. More about Hemp fabric by Camira
Dezeen Showroom: Italian textile manufacturer Dedar has released a collection of furnishing fabric, which combines graphic art and textiles. More about Geometric patterns fabric collection by Dedar