Signals

At the second edition of the annual Industry.Fashion event in London, the morning opened with the session Circular Creativity: Redefining the Value of Objects which explored longevity as a design principle rather than an end-of-life concern.

Costa’s UK coffee shop arm has returned to profit after broadening its menu with iced drinks, matcha and decaffeinated options.

New research commissioned by Woolmark of 1,500 people in China, France, Germany, Italy and the US finds that 82% prefer natural fibres to synthetics when price, style and fit are equal, and 67% would pay more for clothing made mainly from natural fibres.