Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Knitting dates back to the 11th century, but it’s blowing up in a whole new way in the 21st. In short, machines can knit as well ...

Using a process more familiar to the footwear industry (like the JS Shoe), Ikea is introducing its first piece of 3D-knit furniture — a chair. High-end design firms have begun to play with 3D knit ...

One startup has been working toward scaling a plug-and-play way to connect designers' creations with knitting manufacturers. At Sourcing Journal's Los Angeles Sustainability Summit, Garett Gerson, ...

At last, a use for that industrial knitting machine you bought at a yard sale! Carnegie Mellon researchers have created a method that generates knitting patterns for arbitrary 3D shapes, opening the ...

Cutting-edge technology and innovative production processes have the potential to forever change the way footwear is made. That’s according to industry innovators at the Materials Show in Portland, ...

The furniture of the future could be made from nothing more than two long strands of yarn. A prototype manufacturing machine developed at Carnegie Mellon University is transforming traditional textile ...

When I was a baby, my grandma knit me an impressive range of little booties and blankets. I’ve been worried that I will utterly fail at my grandmotherly duties when I eventually have grandchildren ...

The process of making seat covers hasn’t changed significantly for decades, according to Ford. The Blue Oval hopes to pelt its upholstery department into the 21st century thanks to 3D knitting ...

After appearing in trainers and high-end furniture, 3D-knitting has arrived at IKEA in the form of its PS 2017 armchair. Created for the Swedish furniture giant's experimental PS collection, the chair ...

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One startup has been working toward scaling a plug-and-play way to connect designers’ creations with knitting manufacturers. At Sourcing Journal’s Los Angeles Sustainability Summit, Garett Gerson, ...