textile innovation - Friends of Friends / Freunde von Freunden (FvF) https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/tag/textile-innovation/ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:47:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Why a plant found in the Philippine jungle could be the future of sustainable fabric https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/fashion/why-a-plant-found-in-the-philippine-jungle-could-be-the-future-of-sustainable-fabric/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/fashion/why-a-plant-found-in-the-philippine-jungle-could-be-the-future-of-sustainable-fabric/#respond Thu, 14 Feb 2019 09:12:56 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2019/02/14/why-a-plant-found-in-the-philippine-jungle-could-be-the-future-of-sustainable-fabric/ People from all around the island arrive at the warehouse with their scooters and sidecars packed full of dried plant fiber. Some just bring a handful, while others have backpacks filled with the raw material that drives this corner of the world: processed strips of the Abacá plant. The location in question is Virac, the

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]]> https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/fashion/why-a-plant-found-in-the-philippine-jungle-could-be-the-future-of-sustainable-fabric/feed/ 0 Textile development, technological innovation and musical intervention with Dutch designer Borre Akkersdijk https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/akkersdijk-borre-amsterdam-fashion-design/ https://www.freundevonfreunden.com/design/akkersdijk-borre-amsterdam-fashion-design/#respond Thu, 30 Mar 2017 04:22:49 +0000 http://localhost:8888/friendsoffriends-migration/2017/03/30/akkersdijk-borre-amsterdam-fashion-design/ From a vibration-integrated pillow created to help dementia patients communicate to a music-playing, Wi-Fi and GPS tracker-incorporated onesie for SXSW, and an air-purifying suit designed to combat pollution in Beijing, Amsterdam-based textile designer Borre Akkersdijk created a name for himself experimenting with wearable technology. “I ended up in the tech scene because I was curious,”

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