Innovative Materials in Interior Design: Organic Light Emitting Textiles (Oleds)

Most of us recognize the textile materials fromthe clothing or home textiles that we have used in daily life. As the usageareas of the textile materials are not limited to these, these materials areused in almost everywhere from the diapers to the nylon fiber, from the healthproducts in the hospitals to the architectural covers. Especially most textilematerials used in interior design are directly related to the areas such asdesign, art, technology and architecture. The textile sector which has directrelations with many developing areas develops in parallel to the today’sadvanced technology. Together with this development, due to the competitiveattitudes of the firms and the developed technology, the importance given tothe usage of the innovative materials in the today’s interior spaces hasincreased. One of the innovative materials developed is organic light emittingtextiles (OLED). Due to the light emitting textiles that will ensure us to lookat the textile materials from a new angle in interior design, it is expectedthat the interior design understanding will change. In this article, theorganic light emitting textiles are examined and it is aimed to discuss theirusage areas, advantages and disadvantages in interior design.