Plissade wins Textile Design of the Year at Dezeen Awards 2025

Plissade has been named Textile Design of the Year at the Dezeen Awards 2025, with the jury recognising the project for its innovative redefinition of acoustic partitions through textile-led design.

Selected from hundreds of international entries, the project stood out for its distinctive aesthetic, technical execution, and relevance to contemporary architectural and interior practice.

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Developed by Rotterdam-based studio Luis Marie, Plissade transforms the traditional craft of textile pleating into a sculptural and architectural element. Rather than relying on rigid frames, composite panels, or concealed reinforcements, the project explores how structure can be generated purely through textile manipulation. Its self-supporting form is achieved through an innovative folding technique that uses binder- and adhesive-free stiffening methods, allowing the textile to stand independently.

Lightweight and modular, Plissade functions as an all-textile room divider designed to adapt to a wide range of spatial configurations. Its bold geometric rhythm and saturated colour palette give it a strong visual presence, while its material softness contributes to improved acoustic comfort. The result is a flexible solution suited to both residential interiors and professional environments, particularly those requiring adaptable spatial division.

The project draws inspiration from the way garments gain structural qualities through pleat folding. This reference guided an extensive research and prototyping phase focused on material behaviour, production processes, and long-term performance. The studio set out to test whether textiles could act as the primary structural element for acoustic partitions without sacrificing softness, flexibility, or expressive potential.

Local production played a central role in the development of Plissade. Luis Marie collaborated with manufacturers outside the interiors sector, particularly within fashion and automotive upholstery, where textiles are shaped and stabilised through precision and repetition. By encouraging manufacturers to reinterpret existing machinery, the project reduced the need for new tooling and minimised material waste.

Plissade also addresses growing environmental concerns within the acoustic solutions market. Its structure is formed from post-consumer recycled felt and cotton, arranged into hollow diamond-shaped tubes using a “fold and friction” method. With no adhesives, resins, or rigid reinforcements, the system can be fully disassembled and recycled, positioning Plissade as a genuinely circular alternative to conventional acoustic products.

The award underscores Plissade’s contribution to expanding the role of textiles within architecture and interior design, demonstrating how material-driven innovation can reshape both function and form.

Images via Luis Marie