Archive for the ‘fiber’ Category

Mycoply

Mycoply
Mycoply board is a mycological biomaterial that is actually grown in a few months. It has properties similar to balsa wood and can be easily formed when saturated, yet will hold shape once dried. Athough balsa wood is biodegradable and natural, it is not easy renewable and disrupts its local environment...
July 15th, 2011 | feature, fiber | Read More

Digital Dawn

Digital Dawn
Designed by Rachel Wingfield, Digital Dawn is a textile that responds to environmental stimuli. Digital Dawn functions as a traditional window blind with a reactive surface that is in constant flux, growing in luminosity in response to its surroundings. Wingfield intended Digital Dawn to emulate the...
June 13th, 2011 | fiber | Read More

Litmuscreen

Litmuscreen
Jordan Geiger developed Litmuscreen as an architectural and product design material based on the performance and properties of litmus paper. Litmuscreen is a simple modification to an old technology—the adaptation of chemical properties found in lichen to indicate acid/base imbalances in a liquid....
September 10th, 2010 | feature, fiber | Read More

Cork Fabric

Cork Fabric
London-based designer Yemi Awosile has developed a new fabric from an innovative combination of repurposed cork and elastane. Cork Fabric is suited to interior design applications such as upholstery, wall coverings, and wall panels, and benefits from the high elasticity of elastane fiber as well as the...
August 22nd, 2010 | feature, fiber | Read More

Woven Horsehair

Woven Horsehair
Marianne Kemp develops woven textiles out of unconventional combinations of materials. Using small bunches of horsehair interwoven with linen or cotton, Kemp creates curious fabrics in diverse colors and textures. The horsehair is sourced from live horses overseas, mainly from Mongolia. In the weaving...
July 2nd, 2010 | feature, fiber | Read More

Give Back Curtain

Give Back Curtain
The Give Back Curtain is part of a series of techno-fabric designs that rethink the traditional and modern applications of portable fabric screens. The Give Back Curtain gives a pliable fabric matrix the capacity to illuminate, define space dynamically over time, and provide a portable form of privacy...
January 5th, 2010 | fiber | Read More

Mycobond

Mycobond
Mycobond is a mycological bio-composite that can be used in a wide variety of applications. Instead of conventional manufacturing processes, Mycobond uses mycelium—which is essentially the root system of a mushroom—to transform loose aggregates into strong composites. This process can be varied by...
December 11th, 2009 | feature, fiber | Read More

NovaCork

NovaCork
NovaCork panels are ideal for tackable surface applications located in high-traffic areas. The combination of post-consumer recycled cork and a post-consumer recycled Homasote substrate provides a durable and environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional cork boards. NovaCork panels are also...
November 17th, 2009 | fiber | Read More

Durra

Durra
Durra Building Systems manufactures engineered acoustic wall, roof, and ceiling systems for venues such as theaters, airports, convention centers, and other spaces that have high acoustic demands. The Durra Acoustic Panel is made from wheat straw and recycled paper, and it eliminates the need for multiple...
September 20th, 2009 | fiber | Read More

Husque

Husque
Before 1857, the macadamia nut grew nowhere else except on the mid–east coast of Australia. Australia is the largest producer of the macadamia and generates a large amount of discarded shells. Queensland-based designer Marc Harrison seized this opportunity to reuse this waste material to create beautiful...
September 11th, 2009 | feature, fiber | Read More
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