This Awesome Machine Knits a Fully Formed Sweater, Sleeves And All

This Awesome Machine Knits a Fully Formed Sweater, Sleeves And All

This awesome OpenKnit machine can weave a sweater from a digital pattern in about an hour—that’s cool. I mean, look at it go! Even cooler is that you can actually construct this awesome OpenKnit machine yourself. Welcome to a brave new world of textile design.

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Skywalk Through Outer Space With These Celestial Carpets

Skywalk Through Outer Space With These Celestial Carpets

Hey hey stargazers and celestial daydreamers: Here’s your chance to walk barefoot above the heavens. Spacecrafted is a new collection of rugs from German designer Jan Kath that takes hi-res satellite images of the great beyond and turn them into super detailed wool and silk patterns.

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5 Ideas To Improve Air Travel From A Textile Designer

5 Ideas To Improve Air Travel From A Textile Designer

Griping about air travel is about as fresh as in-flight coffee, but there are a ton of ways to tweak the details and make flying genuinely enjoyable. If you could do anything to improve the flying experience, what would it be?

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