Research and development project

UnBlend

Name: Kolding School of Design
Price range: $

Participants from Kolding School of Design: Astrid Tolnov Larsen
Karen Marie Hasling

Research and development project type: Research and development
Project period: Jun 2025 - May 2027
Project management: Dansk Teknologisk Institut
LAB: Sustainability and Design
LAB theme: Organisational Life
Material Life
Collaboration partners: Dansk Teknologisk Institut
Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
Dansk Wilton
Gabriel
SheWorks

Background

This is an ongoing or future project and a description will be provided at a later stage. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Project news

UnBlend takes a holistic approach to the challenge of wool–nylon blends. Rather than focusing on a single technical solution, the project partners work in parallel across three tracks: optimised design, creative reuse and recycling technologies.

14 Apr 2026

Danish partnership aims to recycle overlooked textile category

Carpets and upholstery textiles from environments such as ships and hotels hold significant recycling potential that is not fully utilised today. A Danish partnership – including Kolding School of Design – aims to change that.

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