Bemz is a company that specialises in slip cover for a lot of IKEA sofas and chairs. I love them, since they recently added my type of IKEA sofa in their assortment. Just a while ago, I ordered some fabric samples and I must say … it won’t take that long before I place my order.

Next to the fabulous slip covers, they also have a very interesting blog. And it’s thanks to this  that I got to know these two sites that give you the opportunity to design your own rug. So check out Rug Designer or Rug Couture and start creating your own rug!

Warm and safe! Lost Values has a range of accessories from  hats to  scarves for sale that are hand crafted  with Scottish wool from the Highlands and reflective yarn.

Source: Fashioning Technology

If you always wondered how a sewing machine works. Last night, I came across this visualisation. Interesting and hypnotising, I kept staring at it for 5 minutes.

By Bits & Pieces

Last Friday, I went (togehter with my colleague Niels) to the Smart Textiles Salon in Gent (Belgium). It was a workshop, were different prototypes were presented. What I really liked was the fact that it was a collection of initiatives from various backgrounds: very technical ones but also projects with a background in the arts).

A project, I liked very much was the one of Berit Greinke, called “SHHH…, Amplifying textiles”. She recently graduated from MA Textile Futures Course at St. Martins and presented in fact an adaptation of her MA project. The main idea behind her work is that it makes a connection between textiles and sound: a connection which isn’t very obvious. She made a machine which reads the charateristics of fabric and makes them auditorily perceptible.

DIESEL has made a collection for clubbers (Flash for Fun collection): Diesel Jeans, T-Shirt, Sneakers and even Underwear that glows under the fluo light. And if you want, you can share your fun-moments on the DIESEL-site or share their facebook group!

Source: NOTcouture, Diesel

Designer Milica Balubdzic came up with a new version of the traditional clothes hanger. She made a hanger out of aluminum which uses magnets for the affixing.

Source: PSFK