PLANT FIBERS Cotton comes from cotton plant.  The fibers look like flat ribbons that are twisted. The fabric’s characteristics are: good absorbency, drapes well, good strength, dry-cleanable, washes well, and retains dyes well.  Cotton makes a good economical general use fabric.                 Linen is a cellulosic fibers made from the […]

Born in Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom, in 1966, Lucy Orta is an artist and designer living in Paris. Trained as a fashion designer at Nottingham Trent University, Orta’s early sculptural work examines the boundaries between the body and architecture, investigating their common social factors such as communication and identity. She invented Refuge Wear and Body Architecture (1992–98); Nexus Architecture(1994–2002) and Urban […]