What we wear and how it is made
Clothing, textiles, fashion history, materials and design explained through craft, culture and manufacturing.
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World Explained · Aviation and design
The four-engine superjumbo is costly to operate when demand is thin, but one full A380 can move a huge crowd through a scarce airport slot and support a premium long-haul product.
Australian Curiosity · Design
The Opera House shells began as beautiful curves without one repeatable construction system. Years of models, calculations and failed geometries led to the sphere that made them buildable.
World Explained · Clothing & Design
The metal dots and miniature pocket on blue jeans are surviving pieces of an 1873 workwear system designed around torn seams and pocket watches.