material innovation
Brightplus Scores Growth Funding, Accelerates Circular Innovation
Brightplus is scaling its biobased alternatives to plastic with new funding to bring its recyclable, biobased…
Material (Matters) World: Aifunghi’s Mycelium Bound, Fluffy Furniture
Aifunghi's Debut Collection of mycelium-based composite-made furniture features Savian by BioFluf and…
Gen Phoenix Closes $15M Round, Enters 3-Year Supply Deal with Tapestry
Gen Phoenix and Tapestry announced an over $50 million, three-year material supply agreement and a $15…
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The Science of Sunwear
The Skin Cancer Foundation's seal of recommendation for sun-protective clothing got an upgrade. Certified…
Material World: Decathlon Runs with Rheon, Spiber Goes Dutch in Paris
Decathlon partners with Rheon to bring strain-rate tech to everyday athletes while Spiber and Iris van Herpen…
PBS Docuseries Unravels Fashion’s Final Destination
Buried in style? Not so much. The docuseries "Human Footprint" explores the lasting mark fleeting fashion…
Podcast: Inside the Material Innovation State of the Industry Report 2025
Exploring biomaterials, circular systems, and the challenges of scaling next-gen innovations.
Material World: Sparxell Spills Ink, Modern Meadow Moves Mercedes
Sparxell's first textile ink hits the market with Positive Materials while Mercedes-Benz tapped Modern…
H&M’s & Other Stories’ Ocean-Inspired Drop Features Keel Labs’ Seaweed-Based Fibers
The H&M Group-owned label released a top and skirt crocheted using Kelsun, Keel Labs' signature…
Three Material Innovators Unite on Biobased Mash Up Concept Shoe
The Korvaa Consortium tapped Modern Synthesis, Ecovative and Ourobio to develop the debut shoe made with…
Turning Farm Leftovers into Fashion’s Future
Swedish researchers developed a soda pulping process that turns wheat straw and oat husks into textile-grade…
Material World: Circulose Pushes Forward, Novoloop Closes $21M Series B
Circulose's platform of brand tools went live while Novoloop raised a $21 million Series B to build its first…
Sparxell’s Color Technology Makes Its Fashion Debut Through Partnership with Patrick McDowell
McDowell used Sparxell's technology which replicates the structural color found in nature by arranging…
Blue Cast: Gozen’s Sedef Uncu Aki on Growing a ‘New Material Reality’
Rather than being a replacement for traditional textile fibers, Gozen's Lunaform is going a step further with…
Material World: MycoWorks Melds Reishi and Danish Design in Nordic Light
MycoWorks collaborated with heritage Danish design studios for Reishi renditions of Nordic light (fixtures)…