TEXTILES.ORG
Archives
-
2024
-
2023
-
2022
-
2021
-
2020
-
2019
-
2018
-
2017
-
2016
-
2015
-
2014
-
2013
-
2012
-
2011
-
2010
-
2009
-
2008
-
2007
-
1970
-
1969
From farm to mattress
October 1st, 2023
Avocado’s Global Organic Latex Standard (GOLS) certified organic latex farm in southern Guatemala. Photo: Avocado Green Mattress The mattress brand Avocado, based in Los Angeles, Calif., is on a mission to increase sustainability in the mattress industry. Each Avocado mattress is handcrafted in Los Angeles and features materials sourced directly from farms co-owned by the […]
New latex layerfor stress relief
October 1st, 2021
The 3 mm latex layer empowered with Biocrystal® technology offers a more significant amount of crystals on a smaller product surface, making it suitable for use in car seats, office chairs, eye masks, insoles and products for the aviation industry, in addition to bedding. With its primary components of viscose, latex and Biocrystal powder, the […]
Tuft love for natural carpets
December 1st, 2018
Industrial textile designer Liset van der Scheer enjoys the challenge of taking traditional materials and using them in an innovative way. For a recent collection of carpet and poufs for Casalis, a Belgian designer and producer of contemporary interior textiles, van der Sheer explored the idea of bringing the outdoors inside. As she imagined the […]
MIT researchers design breathable workout suit
August 1st, 2017
It seems counterintuitive that something associated with dampness and sweaty aromas could be used to help keep the body cool and dry. But a team of MIT researchers is looking at bacteria in a fresh way and using it in apparel that provides ventilation in response to body heat and sweat. According to the researchers, […]