vollebak is back with a new glow-in-the-dark ‘firefly’ jacket. this time, its copper-orange shade gets even brighter and more fiery when exposed to sunlight.

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MIT’s self-assembly lab team develops ‘4D knit dress’ where a robot arm personalizes the clothing’s fit and size and can modify the garment’s style.

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infusing new meaning to terracotta, widely associated with historic construction and earthen crafts, eleven poses sustainable structural alternatives.

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coperni debuts its new air swipe bag in its FW24 show, made of 99 percent air and 1 percent glass, and of NASA’s nanomaterial silica aerogel.

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for the mindcraft project 2023, natural material studio has designed lighting works, LW-B004-1-3.

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bioMATTERS aims to create biodegradable products with MYCO-CLAY, a series of 3D-printed objects made of mycelium, clay and industrial waste.

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the sculptures are presented as part of the collect open exhibition at somerset house, london.

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myx sail / floor emphasizes how the inherent properties of organic materials can integrate into our living and working spaces.

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lo-hi tech is a layering of trajectories, exploring how primitive materials can be future-proofed with technology and igniting material system cross-overs.

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check out our favorite fashion innovations from this year, including adobe's shapeshifting dress and balena's compostable sandals.

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