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Biofabricated Futures

A revolutionary sustainability breakthrough, biofabrication is the engineering of biological products. This report explores its market evolution an...

Material : Design : Sustainability

World's largest construction project in wood to begin in Stockholm by 2025

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World's largest construction project in wood to begin in Stockholm by 2025

Sustainable urban development firm Atrium Ljungberg has announced Stockholm Wood City as its latest conscious venture.

Architecture : Design : Sustainability

Ground-breaking material could block mosquito bites

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Ground-breaking material could block mosquito bites

Auburn University researchers have unveiled a fabric prototype that could keep wearers safe from mosquito bites.

Material Futures : Safety Fits

Leisurewear’s Circular Future

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Leisurewear’s Circular Future

Jun Kamei, founder and CEO of UK-based Amphico, on how material innovation will accelerate the leisure sector’s move to a sustainable future.

Leisure : Sustainability : Materials

Fluff Stuff creates regenerative textiles from plant fibres

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Fluff Stuff creates regenerative textiles from plant fibres

Consciously farmed, plant-based textile innovations could become viable alternatives for the fashion industry, helping to reduce carbon footpri...

Fashion : Sustainability : Regenerative

Nike’s innovative new material slashes carbon footprint

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Nike’s innovative new material slashes carbon footprint

Following five years of research and development, the sportswear brand is unveiling a new fabric innovation that it believes will drastically reduc...

Fashion : Sustainability : Material Futures

How Fungi will Colour the Future of Cosmetics

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How Fungi will Colour the Future of Cosmetics

Fungi has the potential to transform cosmetics and skincare, from bio-positive pigments to functional UV-blocking properties.

Beauty : Sustainability : Material Futures

MDW: Cleaf remixes materials for future nightclubs

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MDW: Cleaf remixes materials for future nightclubs

Interior specialist Cleaf has collaborated with Campos Costa Arquitetos on Cleaf Club, a project intended to emphasise the importance of clubs as e...

Youth : Leisure : Hospitality

An architectural column made from mycelium and used coffee cups

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An architectural column made from mycelium and used coffee cups

Using 3D printing technology, coffee cups collected around the city, and mycelium, sustainable design practice Blast Studio is creating an architec...

Architecture : Design : Mycelium

Alternative outdoor gear made from algae

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Alternative outdoor gear made from algae

Graduate designer Randa Kherba is exploring eco-conscious alternatives to synthetically produced outdoor gear.

Travel : Fashion : Sustainability

Nike reworks returns with circularity model

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Nike reworks returns with circularity model

Sportswear retailer Nike is expanding its sustainability efforts with the launch of its latest circular retail concept, which enables any returned ...

Retail : Fashion : Sustainability

Petit Pli’s garments grow along with children

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Petit Pli’s garments grow along with children

Wearable technology company Petit Pli is developing a range of garments that expand as children grow in a bid to prolong the lifespan of clothing.

Youth : Fashion : Gen Alpha

Seaweed U gives algae a flavour injection

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Seaweed U gives algae a flavour injection

The food brand seeks to educate Western societies on the health and planetary benefits of algae.

Food : Packaging : Sustainability

Bio-fashion that decomposes within a day

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Bio-fashion that decomposes within a day

Central Saint Martins graduate Scarlett Yang explores the degrading process of biodegradable materials.

Fashion : Luxury : Retail

Big Ideas

Bio-bottles

As consumers become more knowledgeable about their waste, bottled drinks brands are responding with a series of material innovations.

Packaging : Sustainability : Material Futures

A pair of headphones grown from microbial materials

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A pair of headphones grown from microbial materials

Finnish studio Aivan has created a pair of headphones using materials grown by microbes.

Design : Materials : Technology

Gaming Garments Market

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Gaming Garments Market

Esports and gaming culture are infiltrating the world of fashion, with inspiring brand collaborations and innovation in performance wear.

Fashion : Esports : Leisure

Sustainability has become a luxury privilege

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Sustainability has become a luxury privilege

Virgil Abloh's reusable water bottle for Evian is indicative of luxury's new mindset – but shouldn't sustainable products be accessible and desirab...

Drinks : Sustainability : Wellness

The North Face imagines the future of technical fabrics

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The North Face imagines the future of technical fabrics

The outdoor product brand has worked with BMW to show how its new breathable waterproof material could be used beyond apparel.

Materials : Travel : Leisure

Stat: Biodegradable packaging has a prosperous future

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Stat: Biodegradable packaging has a prosperous future

The market for biodegradable packaging is forecasted to boom over the next five years, according to a report by Research and Markets. In 2017, the ...

Packaging : Sustainability : Biodegradable

World’s first museum dedicated to sustainable fashion opens

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World’s first museum dedicated to sustainable fashion opens

The Fashion for Good museum aims to educate and inspire visitors to address their own environmentally damaging fashion habits.

Fashion : Sustainability : Material Futures

Jimmy Macdonald on praising plastic at London Design Fair

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Jimmy Macdonald on praising plastic at London Design Fair

Plastic is being demonised for its environmental impact, but the founder of London Design Fair says it’s time to change both attitudes and approach...

Plastic : London Design Fair : Material Futures

A protective shirt for contact sports players

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A protective shirt for contact sports players

Technology start-up Aexos has developed a compression shirt that helps reduce whiplash during contact sports.

Design : Material Futures : Sport

Material Far Futures

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Material Far Futures

From fabrics that generate power through motion to food packaging that understands its contents, the materials of tomorrow will be smarter, stron...

Material Futures : Sustainability : Far Futures

An unbreakable material for smartphones

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An unbreakable material for smartphones

Samsung Display, the branch dedicated to the SMART range of LED products within the company’s technology portfolio, has developed a flexible smartp...

Material Futures : Technology : Science

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