The Fondation Hermès is dedicating the fourth edition of its Academy of Expertise to the theme of textiles. Where do natural and artificial fibres come from? What are the historical, symbolic and cultural dimensions of these materials, and how does an understanding of them help us to think about the present and future of the
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Leather made from grape pomace or pineapple fibres, fabrics made from soya, coconut or even from simple textile waste - these are the new trends in tomorrow's textiles. Materials that have the advantage of being biodegradable and allow to
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Electronic fibres, "supra-textiles", smart-textiles, cosmeotextiles, electro-active textiles, ... textile innovations are revolutionising clothing and the whole world of design. There are also challenges to be met to make clothing communicate. It has to be able to generate and store energy, while being easy to maintain and to use.
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Les 18 et 19 janvier 2017, chercheurs, utilisateurs, prescripteurs et industriels de textiles techniques se sont retrouvé au FUTEX, Convention Européenne des Textiles Interactifs, pour tenter de répondre aux questions autour des textiles innovants. Quelle vocation ont-ils en milieu hospitalier ? Comment vont-ils aider à l’univers de la maison ?
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Voici une rencontre de plus, parmi celles que nous n'oublierons pas : nous sommes dans l'atelier de fabrication des créations de la marque Les Estampillés, LA "marque de design pour caractériels qu'on n'enfume pas !" Ici, une marque qui dit ce qu'elle fait et fait ce qu'elle dit… On y
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The stakes of new textile materials: The textile substrate at the heart of the competition of materials for technological innovation by Christine Browaeys - Edition EDP Sciences - May 2014 Christine Browaeys is a Grenoble INP-ENSIMAG engineer, with a Master's degree in sociology. She has been IT director in several universities and
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