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Browsing Fabrics

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Fashion

A digital marketplace for circular materials

The B2B platform aligns buyers with sustainable sellers to foster a more responsible supply chain.

Archivist Studio, Berlin
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Fashion

Luxury hotel bed linen is being re-invented as clothing

Archivist Studio is using upcycled fabric from luxury hotel bed linen to create simple white shirts that meet sustainable needs.

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Fashion

Does animal-free fashion equate to guilt-free garments?

Fashion brand ASOS has banned the sale of certain animal products, but will this stop the fast-fashion industry from using environmentally damaging alternatives?

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Retail

Wash away old habits

Global – Care Label Project is a new initiative by AEG that encourages consumers to prolong the lifespan of their clothes.

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Marketing & Branding

Breathable branding

Singapore – Machineast has developed an audio-visual project for Uniqlo Singapore focusing on the brand’s AIRism fibre.

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Fashion

Gold standard

New York ­­– Performance and lifestyle brand Rhone has launched GoldFusion, a gold-infused high-performance fabric nanotechnology.

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Retail

Material Mischief

Designers are translating the aesthetic language of desire and seduction into playful objects and spaces. Indulgent materials and bodily forms offer a sensory antidote to the hyper-sexualised digital world.

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Retail

Fabric footwear

London – Adidas lets the machines do the talking for the third chapter of its Futurecraft concept series.

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Fashion

Baked to perfection

Paris – Forward-thinking fashion label Issey Miyake has developed an oven-baked womenswear collection.