One-of-a-kind pieces made from fabric scraps

A great example of intelligent and creative re-use of leftover fabrics and materials:

Metamorfosi seating collection - а result of the collaboration between Paola Lenti and Brazilian designers Fernando and Humberto Campana 

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Tom Dixon shows a softer side with Super Textile line

Industrial designer Tom Dixon this year at Maison & Objet surprized many of us with unexpected textile collection - which is great! When you are good designer materials are just a means to express your ideas. Enjoy some the prodicts:

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Printed, tufted - crafts are again the idea.

Two objects for the price of one

Great solution for those to whom space is at a premium (a compact rug doubling as an additional seat) - Gregory is a footstool/table which transforms into a rug (and vice versa) in one simple operation. A new, simple and ingenious idea that will appeal also to children of all ages and to the more practical or economic amongst us, who love to get two objects for the price of one. Ligne Roset's table/stool, carpet "Gregory" is designed by Gregory Lacoua and is part of Design Real, a groundbreaking presentation of contemporary design - an exhibition curated by Konstantin Grcic at the Serpentine Gallery London.

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Interior Design Tools: The most practical soft partition

- it is not only beautiful, it is also a sound absorbing screen made from moulded fiber felt and, as you can see from the pictures - it can be used as comfortable pocket for your reading. Airflake modular system is built around the shape of a hexagon in a variety of designs and colours, which can be freely combined to create the screen. Moulded fiber felt panels in five colours and four patterns. It can be fixed to aluminium rails for mounting on walls or ceilings, or fixed directly to the wall as a sound absorbing decoration.
Available in red, green, brown, black or white it makes a great centerpiece, too.
Design by Stefan Borselius forAbstracta

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Textile, in all its forms is one of the basic tools of interior design, but the revival of felt is a prominent trend in the last couple of years.

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Colourful Artistic Textile from Bulgaria at DMY Berlin

The FreeWool Project by Velika Petrova Studio- a result of eight years of researches and experiments with local textile technologies was presented at
DMY International Design Festival in Berlin. The artist Velichka Petrova is a member of the European Textile Network – Germany.
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3D textile from Japan at Maison et Objet 2007

Kyoto Premium will showcase 25 home decoration attractions at Maison&Objet 2007. The theme is “Essence Of Life -- Home Decoration Products To Enrich Your Life.” Shibori or textile tie dyeing is found in many cultures in the world. Kyoto shibori is well known for its delicate patterns and colors. The textile is processed in a special way to produce an uneven three-dimensional texture.
The name of the dyeing method used to create this textile is called Enshuku-bai Shibori (after the bai-gai, a kind of shellfish).
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The New Maia Collection by Patricia Urquiola uses unique 3-D cushion fabric

Kettal launches its new Maia collection, designed exclusively for Kettal by Patricia Urquiola, along with a new Revolutionary three-dimensional fabric for outdoor furniture, which is unique on the market: made from an innovative three-dimensional polyester (used for sportswear), bonded to a fine polyurethane foam. Extremely light and flexible, this construction gives a fine, spongy cushion, great aeration, thanks to its three open textile layers, and freshness. The cushion is machine washable, can be ironed and moulds perfectly to the seat shape. Innovative, versatile fastening to furniture thanks to cord stopper.