Designers including Front, Raw Edges, Claesson Koivisto Rune and Benjamin Hubert have unveiled new furniture pieces made using an unusual textile board.
Really's Solid Textile Board ? a material created from upcycled end-of-life textiles from the fashion and textile industries ? forms a range of items in the Circular by Design exhibition, on show for Milan design week in the Brera district.
Christien Meindertsma's installation sees "acoustic fur" used to create a tactile piece on the wall
The brand, whose parent company is leading Danish textile company Kvadrat invited Benjamin Hubert, Christien Meindertsma, Claesson Koivisto Rune, Front, Jo Nagasaka, Jonathan Olivares and Raw Edges to showcase the potential of the material.
Front's Textile Cupboard features a wavey silhouette, intended to represent the movement of flowing fabric Each took a different approach to the material: Hubert created a shelving system, Jo Nagasaka made chairs, while Jonathan Olivares made a zippable room divider.
Exhibition curator Jane Withers has arranged the pieces across two levels of an old building in Brera.

"The intention behind these Really projects is to show how beautiful things can be made out of the massive global problem of textile waste, and also to foreground the shift in perception, processes and logistics needed as we grapple with the issues of waste and begin the transition from a linear to a circular economy," said Withers.
"As well as providing com...