material innovation
Material World: Is Lunaform Ready to Wear? Yes. Ready to Scale? Also Yes.
Material innovators (like Gozen) and luxury labels (like Beymen) keep debuting next-gen fibers (like…
Uncaged Innovations Invites Designers to Elevate the Future
Design the Future's winner will receive full material and marketing support to launch their first collection…
Material World: Circ Secures 5-Year Partner, Sodra’s Tannin Arms Call
Circ inks 5-year purchase agreement with Taiwan's Acegreen while Sodra calls for collaboration to advance…
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Can Plants Replace Petroleum? Biobased Nylon Innovators Say Yes
Brands like Pangaia, Lululemon and Unifi are tapping microbes castor beans and biotech to reengineer apparel…
MAS-Holdings’ Twinery is an ‘Innovation Powerhouse’ for Textile Technologies
The material innovation hub aims to solve problems faced by wearers and provide cutting-edge performance…
Suzano Backs Simplifyber as Spinnova Signals a Scale Back
Suzano led Simplifyber's Series A funding round injecting $12 million into the textile tech startup while…
The Mirum Moto Jacket is the Fruit of Another Tomorrow’s Graveyard Diligence
Founder Vanessa Barboni Hallik celebrated Another Tomorrow's ready-to-wear Mirum pieces in conversation with…
Material World: Ebay Awards Refiberd
Rheom Materials dropped two biobased, rodeo-ready looks while MycoWorks' mycelium offering locked in its…
Eastman, Eileen Fisher Offer Optimistic Outlook for Apparel Sustainability
This year, the women's fashion brand is launching a collection of products with Naia Renew as part of its…
TômTex and Modern Meadow Dive Into the Future of Alternative Materials
Ross McBee of TômTex and David Williamson of Modern Meadow discussed the challenges and opportunities…
Material World: Lubay Takes the Leap, BioFabricate’s Call to Action
The Belgian brand brings Beyond Leather's apple waste alternative to market while Biofabricate announced its…
Material World: H&M’s Global Change Award Edition
The H&M Foundation's Global Change Award is in the final stretch, presenting the 20 finalists that the expert…
Material World: Ganni Brings Celium to Paris
Polybion's cultivated cellulose returned to Paris Fashion Week with Ganni while A Blunt Story works to…
Material World: Swedish Stockings Owner Solves for Fashion’s Plastic Straw
Swe-s has revealed Treadfine: its next brand working to replace the wear-and-tear nylon production process…
Woodspin Worries: Suzano Suspends Spinnova Support
Cellulose producer Suzano halts investing further into Woodspin's future. Negotiations with Spinnova for…