50 Futuristic Fabrics, Textiles & Trends for 2014

LesleyScottFashiontribes 9,630 views 61 slides Feb 13, 2014
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About This Presentation

50 of the coolest trends in textile research, biomimicry, wearable gadgetry, excellent hacks (be sure to check out the LED boosted-diamond ring!) and other futuristic fashion fabulousness.


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50 AMAZINGLY COOL
FUTURISTIC FABRICS
by Lesley Scott, Fashiontribes &
Author of “The Future of You”
(2014)

BIOCOUTURE
Crab Helmet

Protocell Running Shoe

Invisibility Fabric

Green Screen Suit

Wellpaper

BioSuit

Skinsuit

3D printer

Electroloom

Telepathy Tattoo

Remote-Control Tattoo

Tissue-Engineered Leather

Bacterial Knitting

Biogrown Textiles

Wonderland

Remote-Control Eyelashes

“Circuit” Dress

Barbie in Lights

LED-Boosted Bling

Starry Glow

Philips “Fractal” Jewelry

Electroluminescence

Jellyfish Glow Paint

Karma Chameleon

Philips “Frisson”

Glow Glove

SENSOREE Emo-Top

Philips Design

More Philips Fractal

Philips Living Jewelry

Wash ‘n Wear Gadgets

Eletrospinning

Biomimetic Textiles

CLIMATOLOGY Eco Fabrics

Anti-Bacterial Like a Shark

Onymacris Desert Water-Cage

Polar Bear Fur Pavilion

Cool Camo-Tweed

Armourgel Protective Textile

Self-Healing Fabric

Polymer Magic

Light-Activated Curtains

CREATIF Consortium

Babe in the Bubble

“Hybrid Skins”

Bart Hess Cyborg Couture

Studio Roosegaarde
Disappearing Dress

Moloch Horridus

“Yes But” Chair

Hiroshi Ishii of the
MIT Media Lab

Credits
Cover image:
http://www.design.philips.com/philips/sites/philipsdesign/about/des
ign/imagebank/skin_dresses.page
5 Wellpaper
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/89980dae-37cc-4183-9869-
1ab5f9568e14/
via: http://www.tfrc.org.uk/author/jenny/
1 crabshell/helmet
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/e92686fa-4672-4a3f-a559-
efe9de64fe5d/
via: http://biocouture.co.uk/crab-helmet/
6 space BioSuit
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/914bb3d0-8a7b-44af-a645-
c81daec6314f/
via:http://www.nasa.gov/offices/oce/appel/ask/issues/45/45s_build
ing_future_spacesuit.html
2 green-goo foot
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/05786887-8645-486c-8b6d-
00e43fb9ff48/
Via:http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/architecture-design-
blog/2013/jan/23/textile-futures-living-shoe-strawberry-lace
7 space Skinsuit
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/a82ad8fd-846e-40e0-81a5-
9d829b95cb16/
via: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-01/27/astronaut-
skin-suit-spacesuit
3 see-thru anorak
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/b6fb3591-1a46-4a32-a4c5-
4e6a330491b7/
Via: http://lifeboat.com/ex/10.futuristic.materials
8 year 2050 wall-mounted 3D printer
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/0034f239-3603-4420-a196-
7f209702c287/
Via: http://www.bitrebels.com/technology/clothing-printer-
innovative-get-clothes/
4 Jim Carrey projection suit
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/a1e95a80-bf3d-486a-a0d5-
14816613636d/
via: http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2011/06/06/jim-carrey-green-
screen-suit-movie-awards/
9 Electroloom 3D printer
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/af46ef42-5201-469f-a14a-
5775fefa33ee/
via: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3024883/forget-sewing-
machines-you-want-this-3-d-printer-to-make-clothes?goback=
%252Egde_3992079_member_5830500444052414467#%2521

10 gold "tattoo"
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/f6293cb2-6083-41f2-9fce-
5b81fb97da25/
via: http://advancedtextilessource.com/2011/10/incredibly-smart-
textiles/#!prettyPhoto
15 Wonderland water-soluble textiles
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/7dff33df-fb8e-4137-aa91-
95efdc29d00b/
via: http://www.helenstoreyfoundation.org/wonderland/1.htm
11 remote-control ribbon tattoo
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/b083b7c1-c72c-42ca-aa55-
56541fcc4576/
via: http://www.zdnet.com/wearable-tech-6-future-tech_p2-
7000002331/
16 remote-control eyelashes
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/701f2c43-ecd7-424c-906f-
fa29ace221d4/
via: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-01/28/motion-
control-makeup
12 tissue-engineered leather (Modern Meadow)
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/168edd3b-a166-4a85-b1c6-
3b24875a93cb/
via: http://txchnologist.com/post/31791674302/laboratory-leather-
company-to-mass-produce
image: http://tcaproject.org/
17 Nicky Assmann “circuit” dress
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/04c5bd97-4d6b-4689-9ced-
a1bc76f385b0/
via: http://nickyassmann.net/
13 bacterial knitting
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/2a8e51c6-0019-4ec9-a05a-
2f323b96a5e8/
via: http://www.ecouterre.com/gross-or-glorious-austrian-
designer-creates-clothing-from-your-bodys-bacteria/crochet-
membrane-detail/
18 Barbie
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/63bfb0f5-d291-4bd9-8d48-
3e366e762f58/
via: http://mattelbrandsmedia.com/product.php?
category=0&product=108
14 biogrown fabric
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/a08af366-c141-4800-97b9-
03bebed65165/
via: http://www.popsci.com/technology/gallery/2013-08/10-
amazing-high-tech-fabrics?image=4
19 LED-boosted diamond ring
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/03f73314-a5bd-46b1-abd5-
d6a074e5d714/
image: http://hackaday.com/2013/05/20/adding-leds-to-an-
engagement-ring/

20 PAL Glow Reflective fabric
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/dde53104-80a3-4f18-ac57-
6f911a165d5f/
via: http://www.innovationintextiles.com/clothing-footwear/the-
colour-space-reflective-project/
25 Philips "Frisson" SKIN Probe project
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/1296b60b-2109-4f6e-9fc7-
09880a83d72b/
via:http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/design/about/design/
designnews/pressreleases/skin_reddot2007.wpd#.Uvru8IVYz6a
21 Philips Design fractal jewelry (body/stars)
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/50a0d116-a975-45f7-a513-
3a173736bc42/
via:http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/design/about/design/
designnews/pressreleases/pressbackgrounders/fractal_living_jew
elry.wpd
26 light-up half-glove
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/76b07108-97ec-4295-8721-
2c81f3203df5/
via: http://future-technologies-blog.blogspot.com/2012/10/h9-
portable-lighting-tool-news-design.html
22 Vega Wang glowing fashion
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/be68a8e5-2743-4192-952b-
0afdc2aff492/
via: http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/2012/10/technology-
the-galaxy-fashion-that-glows-literally.html
27 blouse with light-up cowl (Sensoree)
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/bb7d5db4-f06b-40a9-b120-
e381dc973329/
http://sensoree.com/artifacts/ger-mood-sweater/
23 glowing road paint
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/81ff0d16-35a9-418f-a2ad-
5a71e1710b98/
via:http://www.forbes.com/sites/dianemehta/2013/05/16/designer-
daan-roosengaarde-on-highways-jellyfish-and-clients-who-say-
yes-but/
28 biometric Philips Design adornment
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/b5b2d03a-e152-4f12-bb09-
e2965e1c473a/
via:http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/design/about/design/
designnews/pressreleases/pressbackgrounders/fractal_living_jew
elry.wpd
24 Karma Chameleon project
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/ca4f7675-8405-4587-965e-
ac91c16d333d/
via: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-
2311181/Karma-chameleon-Smart-clothes-change-shape-colour-
move.html
image:
http://www.xslabs.net/karma-chameleon/site/introduction.php
29 Philips Design "fractal" jewelry (woman silhouetted & yelling)
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/6fe43ce6-26c9-403c-b77b-
90f29e574e8c/
via:http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/design/about/design/
designnews/pressreleases/pressbackgrounders/fractal_living_jew
elry.wpd

30 Philips Design Living Jewelry
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/a6eefda5-2881-448f-8cb5-
570df0501043/
http://www.newscenter.philips.com/main/design/about/design/desi
gnnews/pressreleases/pressbackgrounders/fractal_living_jewelry.
wpd
35 shark-inspired anti-bacterial fabric
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/2850b27e-79c7-46b7-8fa5-
66b04ba4ec46/
via: http://sharklet.com/technology/
31 wash & wear electronic-embedded fabric
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/69250e66-d41e-43cb-9451-
a912c4927f5b/
via: http://textilesupdate.com/smart-clothing-a-reality-in-future
36 Onymacris desert water-cage
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/946cc9c6-d29b-4832-996e-
eb845d393706/
via: http://www.karlmayer.com/internet/en/kmweltweit/5500.jsp
image: http://www.karlmayer.com/internet/en/kmweltweit/5500.jsp
32 electro-spun spray-on skin
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/7a739d35-c385-4526-ac4b-
23694bb223e9/
via: http://boingboing.net/2005/04/12/extreme-textiles-art.html
37 sustainable Polar Bear pavilion
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/10c781e1-94e2-40bc-9ed0-
c0422885f6ab/
via: http://www.techtextil-blog.com/en/nachhaltig-bauen-mit-
technischen-textilien/
33 blue pinecone illustration
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/71862ca6-7b3c-4a19-8247-
3030fde3461d/
via: http://www.inotektextiles.com/technology/
image: http://www.innovationintextiles.com/pine-cone-effect-to-be-
used-in-moisture-management-fabrics/
38 camo-tweed for 2015
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/955b3b2e-4fc7-49e4-8063-
fc8df6bbcd6a/
via: http://www.innovationintextiles.com/clothing-footwear/animal-
camouflage-in-201516-schoeller-collection/
34 Climatology: enviro-aware fabrics
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/c43fef73-9673-4a0f-99d0-
ca30ed4cf4e4/
via: http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-07/4-smart-
textiles-youve-yet-see
39 Armourgel protective textile
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/64bfc77d-4128-44c6-b839-
cd5d47523c51/
via:http://www.raeng.org.uk/news/releases/shownews.htm?
NewsID=909
image: http://www.pinkbike.com/u/mikekazimer/blog/Random-
Randoms-Eurobike-2013.html

40 self-healing performance fabric
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/ca9c8728-94fc-4a28-97cd-
0925993a44e7/
via: http://www.edinburghbicycle.com/blog/2012/05/healing-
revolution-bag/
46 Bart Hess wax couture project
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/2fd15b2d-cbcd-424b-b0a4-
c5066fdf05eb/
via: http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/2013/10/a-
futurenetics-fashion-tribe-experiment-cyborg-couture-podcast-
1.html
41 monomer & polymer research
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/936d3d4e-df5f-4230-b1bb-
618606a103ef/
via:http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcolle
ge/newssummary/news_8-1-2014-16-2-22
image: http://www.ektron.com/Blogs/Nicole-Rogers/We-tested--
failed--and-analyzed--Why-Multivariate-Testing-is-like-High-
School-Chem-/
47 Studio Roosegaarde disappearing dress
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/a8c641b4-153e-4488-b6f0-
8a02a5b236cf/
via: http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/2012/05/clothes-that-
make-music-change-color-generally-lead-a-glamorous-life-of-
their-own.html
42 light-activated smart curtains
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/b273e36f-fbc3-48b3-a86a-
8de90c1d083d/
via: https://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/01/09/smart-curtains/
43 CREATIF project
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/611ec6f0-e6fd-4c67-a6d2-
d52ec3db264c/
via: http://www.diffus.dk/portfolio/creatif-2013-2016/
48 Moloch Horridus by Maartje Dijkstra
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/c367364d-6605-474f-bc78-
68c2bd330292/
via: http://fashiontribes.typepad.com/fashion/2012/05/clothes-that-
make-music-change-color-generally-lead-a-glamorous-life-of-
their-own.html
44 the woman in the bubble
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/a45dc958-dcf3-4077-9a3c-
539efc7c5140/
via: http://www.fastcompany.com/1773462/smart-couture-
wearable-tech-finds-its-fi
49 the "Yes but" Chair
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/3dd2adf3-1593-4674-864a-
78e3ef4ef11b/
via:http://www.forbes.com/sites/dianemehta/2013/05/16/designer-
daan-roosengaarde-on-highways-jellyfish-and-clients-who-say-
yes-but/
image: https://twitter.com/byronki/status/322726643871383552
45 wax “body girdle” - Hybrid Skins
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/682de1ae-e8dd-4820-82f2-
b41c5c97ad83/
via: http://www.designboom.com/art/hybrid-skins-combines-
fashion-with-nanotechnology-cloning-10-04-2013/
50 Hiroshi Ishii of the MIT Media Lab
http://sulia.com/fashiontribes/f/a04eb3bd-0395-40cd-b769-
134fe762a85d/
via: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2013-03/05/hiroshi-ishii-
mit-media-lab
image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/simsvip/10339920545/

About Lesley Scott
•Lesley is a 5.0 Fashion Futurist & the
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Fashionland to look at the sweeping
trends that are shaping tomorrow.
•Her latest book is "THE FUTURE OF
YOU" (2014) - covers all the hot
technologies & deep trends that will
impact your life in body, mind & spirit.

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