Extreme Textiles

Textiles aren't just for clothes and furniture. A new exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York will put a number of cutting-edge textile applications on display. Opening April 8, Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance will showcase the engineered textiles used in military, aerospace, medical, architectural, and environmental applications. The exhibit will organize these textile examples according to key performance attributes-stronger, faster, lighter, smarter, and safer. For more information, visit http://rbi.ims.ca/4389-514.