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IWTO architecture book launch at Heimtextil 2011
2011-01-18
The book ‘Wool in Architecture and Interior Design’ presents the work of state-of-the-art architects setting new inspirational standards for the application of wool in modern architecture and interior design.
With the start of the Heimtextil 2011, the International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) in cooperation with ‘AIT – Architecture – Interior – Technical Solutions’ presented its new book on ‘Wool in Architecture and Interior Design’. The book consists of the work of twelve internationally leading architects using wool in domestic and commercial buildings and interior designs. The represented showcases give a wide overview of wool’s versatility and creative usage including its natural benefits concerning luxury, health and safety, fire resistance as well as sustainability.
The visually appealing reference book will be an inspirational guide for architects and interior designers as well as students and decision makers in the respective areas. Reserve your book directly via the IWTO website (www.iwto.org).
The International trade fair for home and contract textiles, Heimtextil, was held in Frankfurt/Germany from 12th to 15th January 2011.
The following architects have contributed their work and ideas:
Branimir Medic, Carlo Weber, Gerhard Pfeiler, Giorgio Borruso, Heinz Richardson, Jan Kleihues, Lars Vejen, Louis Becker, Manuel Bailo Esteve, Mathias Hey, Iris Wex, Wolfram Putz
Emerging from the U.N. Year of Natural Fibres 2009 the Discover Natural Fibres Initiative supported by IWTO is a worldwide campaign to promote the use of natural fibres through education about their benefits both to the wearer as well as the environment as a whole. 