Some designers, makers and consumers are imploring us not to stop sewing after the pandemic because of the potential for utilitarian, psychological and environmental benefits.
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There are significant economic and social pull factors behind the popularity of used clothing.
Eight artists use textiles to investigate history, self and place in a new exhibition that draws on rich histories, but could use more contextual information in its presentation.
Science is helping turn textiles into a cleaner greener industry.
Making more sustainable fashion choices doesn’t require a massive lifestyle change.
Knoll is best known for transforming the design of America’s corporate offices. But she was also on the front lines of a State Department effort to promote American ingenuity and capitalism abroad.
World Cup jerseys have to please players, national officials, FIFA rulemakers and – perhaps most importantly – fans who buy them to show support for their teams.
Basket weaving and knitting are used pejoratively to make a point but not ‘manly’ pursuits such as metalcrafts or woodwork.
This speed read explores why it’s hard to stop manufacturers in specific countries from dodging trade barriers by pretending that their goods come from somewhere else.
That pre-sleep herbal tea may be doing many people a lot of good.
Many socks, towels and other textiles are treated with silver nanoparticles to kill germs and odors. When the silver washes out, it can pollute waterways. Two chemists propose a way to collect it from wastewater.
Is an archaic sewing skill a key to connected, sensing, communicating fabrics of the future?
Summer may have come to an official end, but the plastics from your bathers might still be at the beach!
Waste crime has the potential for easy, high profits and as such is set to join ranks with drugs and human trafficking.
When Malcolm Turnbull released his innovation agenda, the arts were missing. But Australia’s fashion industry is a true innovator, comparable to French and Italian fashion houses. It’s time to recognise this at home.
Machines by Rahul Jain reveals how some industries turn bodies into commodities.
In work poverty is a sign the icy tide of capitalism is now lapping at our ankles in the global north.
While other industries stride ahead with 3D printing, clothing still has a few hurdles to overcome.
Flexible, easy to make, inexpensive, stretchable and simple to coat with nanomaterials, threads are also very commonly used by doctors already.
Welcome to the world of cloths and materials that change depending on your mood.
Top contributors
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Deputy Co-ordinator, Journalism Program, Swinburne University of Technology
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PhD Researcher, Art Market, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Brand Management, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Research Engineer, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University
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Professor of International Relations and International Development, Department of International Relations, University of Sussex
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Associate Professor of Anthropology, Northeastern University
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Professor of Creative Practice, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University
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Senior Research Professor, Heriot-Watt University
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Associate Professor in Textile Materials and Sustainable Engineering, Heriot-Watt University
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Research associate, Loughborough University
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Deputy Head, Industry Engagement - RMIT School of Fashion & Textiles, RMIT University
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Chair Professor in Sustainability, Lancaster University
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Associate professor, Deakin University
