What is the future of textiles?

What is the future of textiles?

For designers, one future is the integration of textiles as part of the built environment. 

As part of textiles and building services, furniture, textiles are not merely decorative adjuncts, but play a key architectural role in public spaces. In the built environment textile becomes a more extensive and prominent presence.

In some parts of Africa, young people are now wearing leather trousers. In rural areas, they are increasingly using a woven or a plaited design as a means of expressing the importance or status they possess in the society where they live. 

The materials they are using are more frequently used in the manufacturing of home products and clothes than in other applications. These uses are considered important for economic development as they create new markets and opportunities for employment.