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France | PARIS

On the dance floor nicknamed BOOM-Box, designed by 1024 architecture, light takes centre stage. Complemented by a raised...

Light, Textile

Netherlands | ROTTERDAM

Light pavilion

A pavilion-like building was what the City of Rotterdam asked for when it commissioned MoederscheimMoonen Architects to design...

Light, Textile

Netherlands | THE HAGUE

Wedding chapel

Pending completion of the new municipal offices in The Hague, which are scheduled to open in 2011, a presentation pavilion...

Interior, Textile

Sweden | STOCKHOLM

Tiles and clouds

The tradition of using textiles as space dividers, in the form of curtains or folding screens, is centuries old, but walls...

Colour, Interior, Textile

Italy | MILAN

'Green' and flexible

Vancouver-based molo design has earned itself an international reputation with its experiments with new materials and spatial...

Ecocentric, Interior, Textile

Netherlands | ENSCHEDE

Blousing squares

For over a hundred years the city of Enschede was the main centre of textile production in the Netherlands. Located close to...

Colour, Textile

Belgium | ASSE

Intelligent skin

In the context of sustainable construction, architects are turning more and more to textiles as an alternative for the...

Ecocentric, Facade, Textile

United Kingdom | MANCHESTER

Elastic lycra

With her recent designs for two travelling pavilions, Zaha Hadid underscored the flexibility and 'mobility' of textiles. The...

Interior, Textile

Netherlands | TILBURG

Batyline fabric & knitted slats

The Textile Museum in Tilburg is located in a former wool factory. The Delft-based architectural practice cepezed was...

Conversion, Interior, Textile

United Kingdom | LONDON

Whereas textiles have traditionally been used as a smooth covering for flat surfaces – floors, walls, ceilings – in recent...

Colour, Interior, Textile

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