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Browsing Textile Futures

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Fashion

Swedish artist Carolina de Lara makes new textile with bacterial cellulose

Artist Carolina de Lara has used bacterial cellulose (BC), a naturally occurring material, and knitted textiles to explore the interaction between humans and nature in fashion design.

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Europe

Under the microscope: The design potential of bacteria

London – At the Central Saint Martins MA Material Futures graduate show, Zuzana Gombosova has displayed her final project, Invisible Resources, an exploration of biofacture.

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Technology

Living design: The chair 3D-printed from funghi

Eindhoven – Designer Eric Klarenbeek’s Mycelium chair, on display at Dutch Design Week, was formed by combining high-tech and biological processes to create a structure out of a living organism.

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Europe

Material girl: Designer imagines geological impact

London – The Anthropocene, a term popularised by scientist Paul Crutzen, refers to the current geological age in which human actions are affecting the earth at a sedimentary level, creating new materials. Yesenia Thibault-Picazo’s graduation project for the MA Textile Futures course at Central Saint Martins, entitled Craft in The Anthropocene,…

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Sustainability

Material world: Biofacture the future of textiles

London– During our Re-enlightenment Design Network Evening, held at The Future Laboratory HQ last week, LS:N Global visual editor Joanna Tulej interviewed Caroline Till, leader of the MA Textile Futures course at Central Saint Martins, about using science to create new sustainable materials.

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Sustainability

Magical landscape: Network event ponders Re-enlightenment Design

Magical landscape: Network event ponders Re-enlightenment Design

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Luxury

Milan 2013 Review: Part 2

In the second instalment of our Milan review, we look at the prevalent themes that came from the fair’s many design districts.

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Marketing & Branding

Central Saint Martins Work in Progress Show 2013 review

The Work in Progress show at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design is the ideal place to spot new ideas and innovations being explored by MA students. LS:N Global highlights the key themes and the people to watch out for next season.

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Fashion

Material world: Report explores textile futures

London – The Textile Futures Research Centre at Central Saint Martins has released its first publication, Material Futures, which profiles the centre’s work on designing textiles and materials with a reduced environmental footprint.