<![CDATA[io9: Textiles]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/io9.com.png <![CDATA[io9: Textiles]]> http://io9.com/tag/textiles http://io9.com/tag/textiles <![CDATA[ Wanted Ditches Unrealistic Costumes, But Includes The Destiny Loom ]]> In a move to gain street cred for his characters, Wanted director Timur Bekmambetov did away with the kooky superhero outfits from Mark Millar's original graphic novel. Yet he chose to include a totally bizarre plot device, the loom of life. In a new batch of Wanted pictures, you can see both Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) and Sloan (Morgan Freeman) messing about with one of these magic looms, which determine the fate of everyone. I'm going to have to call shenanigans because I, personally, believe that a man dressed up in shiny long johns is way more plausible than a fabric-of-life loom. Click through for loom-related spoilers, and more Wanted pictures.

According to InstantCast, while filming Wanted in Prague, the production crew assembled a large textile factory jam-packed with destiny looms. These are looms that create fabrics which are interwoven with the destinies of people. And it turns out there's a mythical land where all-seeing weavers determine the balance of the world. Let's all hope Wanted has more flipping vipers and bendy bullets, and less fancy loom analogies. [Wanted]

]]> Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:40:00 PDT Meredith Woerner http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5013322&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ Furore, a Fur Substitute, is Next-Gen Polyester ]]> Rayon and polyester better step aside. There's a new synthetic fabric in town, and it's softer, lighter, and more flexible than any of its predecessors. Designers Yvonne Laurysen and Erik Mantel collaborated to create furore, a porous material reminiscent of expanded metal. It comes long and bushy or short and smooth, and can be dyed a variety of different colors. What does this mean for the future of fashion? For one thing, it means you can now dress like a furry alien mermaid without having to hunt down, kill, and skin a furry alien mermaid.

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It also means you can probably get a faux fur coat made to look like Sulley from Monsters, Inc. Images by Lama Concept

Lama Collection via Transmaterial

]]> Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:20:00 PDT LISA KATAYAMA http://io9.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=372749&view=rss&microfeed=true