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What if your home wasn’t just a place to live, but a space to experiment with? That was one of the guiding ideas behind the artistic research project Holdin...

By combining microwave technology with chemical treatment, Felicia Syrén has explored how renewable materials such as jute and paper yarn can be given new properties – and thus new...

Lan Krebs, a recent Master’s graduate from the Swedish School of Textiles, was named a finalist in the international design competition Feel the Contest 2025, Master Edition – in which his d...

AUTEX has elected Professor Vincent Nierstrasz as its President for the next three years: “I believe this role will enhance the international visibility of education and resear...

At first meeting, Svenja Keune's ideas and research in the artistic field might seem far away from being related to traditional textile design. She explores the con...

A new step towards the future of materials research has been taken at the University of Borås. With the establishment of a new cell culture laboratory, doors are openin...

Rags and unmanageable textile waste can help with the transition to a fossil-free steel industry. This is the aim of a new innovation project at Science Park Borås, where worn-out textiles will be turned...

A new research project aims to redefine the boundaries of textile design by exploring connections between textiles, insects, and indigenous knowledge. Can this approach...

Today, only a fraction of all textiles are recycled. Katarina Lindström wants to change that. Her doctoral thesis in Textile Technology at the Swedish School of Textiles contributed unique knowledge abou...

Interesting technology and big industry – now the labs at the Swedish School of Textiles have been kitted out with a new warp knitting machine. The university's textile labs are un...

Part two of the DigiSmartTech project has now been completed. During a workshop at the Swedish School of Textiles, several stakeholders – industry leaders, students, researchers, universities and v...

Digital technology does not simply simulate what is physically real – it can create material “realities” that significantly deviate from what is physically possible, but are percei...

A delegation from various universities in Ukraine is currently visiting the Swedish School of Textiles. The visit is part of the collaborative project TEX4YUA, which a...

Several researchers from the university are included in a prestigious international ranking of the world’s most cited researchers. The list was created by researchers at Stanford University ...

It is difficult to make e-hand stores profitable. The new ReLoRe project will investigate the logistical success factors and challenges the industry is experiencing in order to share best...