At the Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Allbirds has unveiled a woolly sock-style trainer with a bioplastic sole that effectively adds zero emissions to the atmosphere over the course of its life, the shoe brand claims. More
Design duo Formafantasma has unveiled an exhibition at Oslo's National Museum of Norway about the history and future of wool production, featuring a 1,700-year-old tunic and a carpet made from waste fibres. More
For our latest competition, we've teamed up with Italian brand Bolzan to offer readers the chance to win its Spinapesce blanket. More
Dezeen Showroom: block shapes contrasted with soft textures define a new rug collection created for Sydney-based studio DesignByThem by designer Danielah Martinez. More
Dezeen Showroom: textile manufacturer Camira has launched Revolution, a range of fabrics in 10 colours that are all made from waste wool. More
Animal rights organisation PETA has launched the Vegan Wool Challenge, calling on designers and researchers to develop a vegan alternative to sheep's wool with a lower environmental impact. More
Swedish architecture and design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune has combined wool and vegetable-tanned leather to craft a cremation urn, which will naturally break down in soil once it is buried. More
Textile design duo Röd Studio has collaborated with Copenhagen studio Tableau to create a series of steel and wool vases informed by the art of pastry decoration. More
Dezeen Showroom: Estonian textile designer Annike Laigo has created a wavy, hand-tufted wool rug, which is available via online lifestyle store NID. More
Dezeen Showroom: Stripes is a graphic wool rug collection created by Swedish design duo Bernadotte & Kylberg for their lifestyle brand NJRD. More
Dezeen Showroom: UK textile manufacturer Camira has launched a sustainable fabric called Craggan Flax that is made from thickly woven wool and flax for a highly textured finish. More
The latest edition of our Dezeen Weekly newsletter features a cat bed launched in collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld's pet. More
In our latest competition, we have teamed up with Nanimarquina to give readers the chance to win a Telares handwoven rug. More
Animal furniture design company LucyBalu has collaborated with Choupette, the beloved pet of the late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, on a hammock-style cat bed called Swing. More
Dezeen Showroom: Noun Amsterdam's colourful wall rugs called The Lips are designed by Sandra Keja Planken to add "depth, vibrancy and boldness" to interior spaces. More
Sebastian Wrong has created a collection of rugs called the Wrong Angle series, that are designed to be layered in interconnected grids to frame a floor or furniture item. More
Acoustic panels and other architectural elements can be made in complex 3D forms using a robotic needle felting process developed by researchers at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning in the US. More
Footwear brand Allbirds uses merino wool to manufacture the textile uppers of its Wool Runners shoes, which also feature laces made from recycled plastic bottles and insoles produced using castor bean oil. More
Swiss textiles brand ZigZagZurich produces a range of artist-designed blankets, including several influenced by Bauhaus design principles. More
Christien Meindertsma: Beyond the Surface, at the Vitra Design Museum in Basel examines the designer's work with wool, flax, incinerator ash and recycled wool. More
