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Growing the Rainbow at FIT
The American Folk Art Museum (AFAM) "grew the rainbow" with the Fashion Institute of Technology's natural dye…
Meet the Bacteria-Based Dye Developer Biohacking Pigment Production
Biotech startup Tintte's "biobank" of more than 130 microorganisms creates bacteria-based color pigments for…
Officina39 Takes on Potassium Permanganate
Officina39's Zero PP technology replaces the harmful substance.
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Material World: Fashion Heats Up in Time for Fall
Hologenix's infrared technology is now available in a sock while Adore Me and Ever Dye's partnership bears…
Just Launched: The Rivet Spring Issue
The issue dives deep into festival fashion, sustainable dyes and Western's influence on denim trends.
Material World: Lululemon Uses Enzymes, Captured Carbon in New Jacket
The Packable Anorak is powered by the multiyear collaboration with Samsara Eco as well as LanzaTech.
Dye-Namic Duo: Archroma and Pointcarre Partner on New Color Library
Archroma has teamed with Pointcarre with the goal of enabling designers to envision how more sustainable dyes…
H&M Group Testing CO2-Driven Sustainable Dyeing Solution
The Swedish fast-fashion firm will partner with longtime supplier Arvind Ltd. to test Deven Supercriticals'…
Eye on 5: Companies to Have on Your Radar
Meet five companies providing innovative solutions for retail and manufacturing.
Year in Review: How the Denim Industry Innovated Fibers, Dyes and Recycling in 2023
Sustainability underpins most new technologies and products from the denim supply chain.
Octarine Bio Raises $4.6M to Scale Bio-Based Dyes
The company's microbially fermented colors offer sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based synthetics.
Denim Supply Chain Offers Brands New Smart Chemistry and Finishing Solutions
Companies are rethinking standard processes and ingredients, even the structure of water.
Zalando Launches ZIGN Studio Collection as Incubator for New Materials
The Berlin-based e-tail giant aims to "challenge the status quo."
Artistic Milliners Backs Carbon-Negative Black Pigment Dye Made from Wood Waste
The Pakistan-based denim manufacturer has released a capsule collection using Leonardo DiCaprio-backed Nature…
Orta Adopts Leonardo DiCaprio-Backed Bio-Based Pigment for Denim
The pigment is a direct replacement for petroleum-based carbon black.