Stine Mikkelsen premieres Granite and Tin sculptures in Miami

Stine Mikkelsen premieres Granite and Tin sculptures in Miami

Stine Mikkelsen, a Danish Textile Designer created a collection of impressive furniture pieces. Mikkelsen used a crushed granite, melted tin and torched rope to create this collection. These pieces are based on objects found in her hometown of Marstal, located in Denmark's Baltic Sea islands. Via: https://www.dezeen.com/2017/12/26/tactile-monoliths-stine-mikkelsen-furniture-aybar-gallery-miami/

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Nike attempts Sustainable Footwear with New Flyleather Material

Nike attempts Sustainable Footwear with New Flyleather Material

Nike has answered the calls of sustainable and environmentally friendly advocates. Flyleather, a more sustainable material made with 50% reclaimed leather fibers, it is five times stronger, and 40 percent lighter than traditional leather. Nike, has the second highest environmental impact for both carbon and water. According to Nike's research, the hybrid material will use around 90% less water, and promises to lower their traditional  full grain leather carbon footprint by 80%. Via: https://solecollector.com/news/2017/09/nike-flyleather

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Innovative Textiles & Design: Mushroom mycelium used to create suede-like furniture

Innovative Textiles & Design: Mushroom mycelium used to create suede-like furniture

"Sebastian Cox a British furniture maker has teamed up with researcher Ninela Ivanova to explore the mycelium mushroom material's potential in commercial furniture design." "Mycellium is formed from the vegetative part of a fungus – has been used in various architecture and design experiments recently, including a self-supporting structural column and an intricately textured dress. But Cox and Ivanova wanted to use the fungal material to create more everyday products. Their project, called Mycelium + Timber, features a series of simple stools and lights with a suede-like texture, designed to suit any domestic interior." via Deezeen Mycellium has become a very interesting material designers have been exploring recently and it has a strong possibility of becoming an alternative for leather on a consumer level. What really excites me as a...

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