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  • Video game rugs

    This is PLAY, a  Prêt-à-Porter collection of rugs made from Piodao Group out of unused wool from the production of other rugs. In case you still wonder why the name is PLAY, have a look on the following picture….. “PLAY allows everyone their very personal combination resulting in vivid solutions to brighten unexpected places around the house”, Piodao…

  • Argentina's natural dyes

    The Argentine National Institute for Industrial Technology (INTI) is taking an interesting alternative approach in natural dyes for textiles:  they’re experimenting with the extraction of pigments from agricultural waste and its conservation in dust form.They’ve already tested 20 different materials, and are very excited about peanut shells. The experiments are being carried away by the Chemical Department…

  • Recycled Sweaters

    This is Rachel’s Denny Domestic Trophy. It is a piece of her most known work; deer heads covered in cozy cashmere cable knit woolens. Denny works in a variety of materials—wood, plaster, resin, wool, found objects. She is interested in the potential of her materials and how they can be manipulated in unexpected ways. Thus,…