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science behind design

The strange science behind design: materials from unusual sources

December 25, 2019June 20, 2014 by Editorial Team

From clothing made from crab compounds to recycled blue jeans worked into your Ford Fusion, innovation in textile manufacture and design is getting weirder – and more sustainable

Categories Design, Green Tags Article, bath towels, bedding, Blogposts, business, Climatex, Clothing from crab, Coffee grinds, Crab shells, Crabyon, Design, Designtex, Dualcycle, Ethical business, Fashion and textiles, fashion from crab, Guardian sustainable business, Haiti, innovation, Japanese paper, kumazasa, Manufacturing sector, Materials from materials, Nike, plastic bottles, Plastic bottles from Haiti, recycled blue jeans, recycled water bottles, Repreve., Sasawashi, science behind design, SINGTEX, slippers, stuffed animals, sustainability, sustainable design, sustainable fabric, synthetic hybrid, washi, wool

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