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Previously unrecycleable clothing made into Fibers Unsorted textile

Deezen

The Fibers Unsorted project started with development and engineering company Imat-Uve , which began researching methods of deconstructing mixed textiles into usable fibres in 2013, setting out to spin them into yarns that could compete with their predecessors in terms of quality.

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Why Are (Most) Sofas So Bad?

Dwell

The big change in shipping logistics came when furniture manufacturers developed new ways of deconstructing and flat-packing their product, allowing sofas to be shipped via regular carriers, both more cheaply and more quickly. Manufacturers realized they could cut all kinds of corners, from materials to process.

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Five designers in Mexico exhibit new uses for biomaterials

Deezen

Called Deconstructed Home, the exhibition was set up as part of a two-week programme organised by Space10 , a research arm of IKEA. Taking note of the dwindling populations of the melipona, a stingless bee native to Yucatán, Calvillo drew on Mayan apiary techniques used for millennia. Articles of Protection by Taina Campos.

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Six fashion and textile student projects that centre on their materials

Deezen

The item was presented beside a receipt that breaks down the true cost of the fashion industry, and is adorned with labels that expose the socio-environmental toll of clothing production – including the manufacturing process and treatment of people who make garments. "As

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Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art presents 15 textile design student projects

Deezen

The process involves mixing biologically degradable short linen fibres from SwissFlax with cotton to develop a better-quality yarn that can then be manufactured into textiles. Through the conscious application of the processing techniques, my aim is to create potential – new combinations, effects and atmospheres. "I

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Lucerne School of Art and Design presents 15 textiles design student projects

Deezen

The process involves mixing biologically degradable short linen fibres from SwissFlax with cotton to develop a better-quality yarn that can then be manufactured into textiles. Through the conscious application of the processing techniques, my aim is to create potential – new combinations, effects and atmospheres. "I

Students 105
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Cutting-Edge Innovations in Wood-Frame Construction

Santa Cruz Architect

Prefabrication and Modular Construction Prefabrication and modular construction techniques have gained traction in recent years. Components of wooden structures are manufactured in controlled factory environments and then transported to the construction site for assembly.