Designer: Ernesto Neto Location: New York, NY Image Credits: Giorgio Benni Park Avenue Armory launches its first commissioned art installation with anthropodino, a large-scale, interactive work by world-renowned artist, Ernesto Neto. Using hundreds of yards of translucent material, Neto suspends a gigantic canopy from the drill hall’s latticework truss, spanning 120 feet wide and 180 feet long. ..
German design student Elisa Stroyzk has created a rug made of wood-veneer offcuts. The geometric pieces are laser-cut or cut by hand then bonded to a textile backing. Stroyzk is currently studying at Central Saint Martins college of art and design in London. Photos are by Sebastian Neeb. Here’s some more information from Elisa Stroyzk: – I am currently graduating from Central St. Martins College..
Prada Transformer, a portable, shape-shifting cultural pavilion designed by Office for Metropolitan Architecture/Rem Koolhaas, will open to the public tomorrow in Seoul, Korea. The pavilion - a temporary structure that has to be picked up with three cranes in order to rotate and transform the structure - will accommodate a variety of events in its opening three months including a fashion exhibit..
Materials are an essential part of eco fashion. And with materials such as silk blessed by the Dalai Lama, recycled PET plastic bottles, and organic cotton, Brooklyn-based Bodkin is shining example of eco-chic in the fashion world. Bodkin’s designer, Eviana Hartman, started the label just a year ago, and already Bodkin is making a splash as the first eco-conscious recipient of the Ecco Domani aw..
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Dezeen podcasts: in this episode of our series of podcasts for the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan talks to Josephine Chanter at an exhibition of his work, on show at the museum. The exhibition is a comprehensive presentation of Chalayan’s projects in the UK, spanning fifteen years. It continues until 17 May. Top image: Hussein Chalayan, INERTIA Spring,Summer 2009. Abo..
The Dedar Collections: A Summary 90 fabrics for sheers in 450 colours - 130 fabrics for decoration in 1300 colours - 70 fabrics for upholstery in 820 colours 1000 extra-wide fabrics from 300 to 330 cm: of which 263 used for curtains - 365 taffetas; plains, stripes and matelasse 125 cottons: plains and stripes - 125 silks: plains, large patterns and stripes - 418 fabrics on permanently fire retar..
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a modular room-dividing system called Clouds for textile manufacturers Kvadrat. Clouds consists of textile pieces held together with elastic bands to make free-standing or hanging structures, which can be used to divide space and absorb sound. The project is a continuation of North Tiles, designed in 2006 by the Bouroullec brothers for Kv..
Clarence House is considered the foremost style-setter in thedecorative fabric industry and is the first choice of many of theworld's top interior designers. The company was founded in 1961 by New York interior designerRobin Roberts on the premise that design integrity was a goal thatcould be achieved through uncompromising artistry and technicalquality. Eventually, Clarence House became involve..
Five Nobel-winning scientists have been paired with five textile designers as part of a two-year project between Central Saint Martins College and the Medical Research Council, and the result is Nobel Textiles: a brilliant week of exhibitions and events at the ICA and in St James’s Park, London. Theres an introduction film to the project here Five greenhouses in St James’s Park will contain self..
