Textile Designs

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OAP influencer makes outfits out of rubbish – and earns £400 per piece

Metro UK 19 Aug 2019

... I fell in love with textiles.’ ... It was while studying for her master’s degree in textile design at the University of California (UC), Berkeley, USA, that Debra became involved with the ‘wearable art’ movement – creating fine art that can be worn, either as clothing or jewellery....

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Fashionably upcycled

Mid Day 19 Aug 2019

This is an approach that designer Bhaavya Goenka has been practising since 2017 by using industrial and manufacturing waste. Armed with a degree in textile design, her tryst with upcycling was organic — she upcycled her mother's handwoven shawl with pattu work on it, into a jacket for herself....

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LG, Samsung, Bosch and other top rated washing machines perfect for Indian households

The Times of India 19 Aug 2019

While most of the people still prefer doing it manually, fully automatic washing machines do help us in saving save both labour and time ... Check them out. ... • Smart Check ... • VarioDrum's breakthrough wave-droplet design provides a gentle clean for fine textiles. • AntiVibration Design provides more stability and reduces vibration so noise is minimised ... ....

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John Hood: Trade wars hurt Carolina workers

Winston-Salem Journal 18 Aug 2019

Some $33 billion in exports departed North Carolina for foreign markets in 2018, including aircraft and automotive products, pharmaceuticals, wood products, tobacco, machine parts, pork, poultry, textiles and fiber-optic cable. Lots of North Carolinians earn their living by designing, producing, processing, transporting or marketing these wares ... ....

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Trade wars hurt Carolina workers

Statesville Record & Landmark 18 Aug 2019

Some $33 billion in exports departed North Carolina for foreign markets in 2018, including aircraft and automotive products, pharmaceuticals, wood products, tobacco, machine parts, pork, poultry, textiles, and fiber-optic cable. Lots of North Carolinians earn their living by designing, producing, processing, transporting, or marketing these wares ... ....

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Textiles evolving to meet demand for sustainable materials

The Paducah Sun 17 Aug 2019

It's about reducing waste during textile ... A lot is happening on the fashion-design front, too, to explore new, sustainably sourced and even compostable types of textiles ... An exhibit of textile innovations at the Cooper Hewitt Design Museum in New York City, on view through Jan....

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Building up a movement

Deccan Chronicle 17 Aug 2019

Iconic designer Coco Chanel once said, “Fashion is architecture ... Our design journey starts from developing textiles so the first challenge is to get textiles woven with the motifs and art developed from a theme ... The beauty of our heritage, land, and culture truly reflects through the geometrical designs printed on the garments.”....

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The style files, since 1947

Yahoo Daily News 17 Aug 2019

INDIGENOUS DESIGN. There was also an ingress of designers merging global influences with Indian craft, one of the earliest names being textile revivalist Ritu Kumar. Says Kumar, "One of my most important achievements was to take forgotten Indian textile crafts out of oblivion, researching them and bringing India to the fore."....

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Organic baby clothes from Chendamangalam

Deccan Chronicle 17 Aug 2019

The dress will be available in zero-size for newborns in the first phase,” said Aswathy Soman, fashion designer, who was working with National Handloom Development Programme of textiles ministry ... The designer shawls (dupatta) launched by the woman-only Kuriappilly handloom unit at Chendamangalam has become a big success....

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From Dublin to Fifth Avenue: A marriage made in design heaven

The Irish Times 17 Aug 2019

When an Irish, London-based interior design outfit was tasked with reinventing part of the five-star Berkeley Hotel, the bar, as it were, was high ... Some of O’Sullivan’s favourite things include the textile designer Toyine Sellers, Kempton Racecourse as the spot to buy furniture, and AD Intérieurs in Paris as a good place to spot emerging trends....

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Exhibit envisions a better criminal justice system through diverse community art

The Philadelphia Tribune 17 Aug 2019

“Envisioning Justice” opened earlier this month and runs through Oct ... The exhibition shows diverse media, including fiber-based works and textiles, audio, sculpture, performance video and more, all designed to catalyze conversations about the negative impact of Illinois’ criminal justice system on local communities and inspire ideas for change ... .......

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Trade wars hurt NC workers

The Morganton News Herald 17 Aug 2019

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Volvo’s S60: new departure or a last-chance saloon in world of SUVs?

Irish Independent 17 Aug 2019

Eddie Cunningham Twitter. August 17 2019 2.30 AM. 0 Comments Volvo’s S60. new departure or a last-chance saloon in world of SUVs?. Independent.ie ... Not any more. Well, certainly not with this week's review car ... Email ... Not any more ... Log In ... R-Design, 250hp, 1,969cc, petrol, €390 tax ... R-Design adds. sports seats, Nappa leather/textile upholstery, 18in alloys. ....