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Cosmic Couture

Micro Trends

Cosmic Couture

Driven by a consumer appetite for exploration and escapism, brands are discovering the sky is not the limit but the beginning. Space is fashion’s n...
Fashion : Space : Luxury
Milan Design Week 2024: Materia Natura and the Human Touch

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Milan Design Week 2024: Materia Natura and the Human Touch

Milan Design Week 2024 invited attendees to delve into sustainability, craftsmanship and explore the significance of human creativity in a world in...
Milan Design Week : Salone Del Mobile : Materials
Regenerative Homes

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Regenerative Homes

Moving beyond net-zero carbon housing, eco-conscious architects worldwide are building sustainable homes by prioritising innovative materials, loca...
Architecture : Design : Sustainability
MIT unveils 3D-printed furniture made from liquid recycled aluminium

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MIT unveils 3D-printed furniture made from liquid recycled aluminium

MIT researchers have unveiled a ground-breaking 3D printing technique called Liquid Metal Printing at the Association for Computer-Aided Design in ...
Sustainability : Design : Technology
Stella McCartney and Veuve Clicquot create leather from grape waste

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Stella McCartney and Veuve Clicquot create leather from grape waste

Stella McCartney and Veuve Clicquot have introduced a limited-edition collection of bags and bottle accessories made from a grape-based alternative...
Sustainability : Fashion : Luxury
Cultured Waste

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Cultured Waste

As consumers tire of separating authentic sustainability claims from greenwashing, designers are using culture and heritage to cut through the noise.
Design : Sustainability : Culture
Europe’s first phygital material store opens in Antwerp

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Europe’s first phygital material store opens in Antwerp

A one-of-a-kind fabric shop has opened in Antwerp, Belgium. ‘Bakermat’ is a fabric shop, material agency, and digital fabric library.
Fashion : Technology : Retail
Material Matters 2023: Designing Tomorrow’s Narratives

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Material Matters 2023: Designing Tomorrow’s Narratives

As part of the London Design Festival, Material Matters 2023 saw designers explore the transformative potential of materials, from new narratives o...
Materials : Sustainability : Design
Wilson creates an airless basketball prototype

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Wilson creates an airless basketball prototype

American sports good manufacturer Wilson has created an airless 3D-printed basketball.
Design : Sports & Leisure : Technology
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
Mono-material company Amphico gets a rebrand

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Mono-material company Amphico gets a rebrand

Lisbon-based How&How’s identity for Amphico highlights multiple visions around a singular mono-material.
Sustainability : Sports & Leisure : Technology
Haute Couture Market

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Haute Couture Market

New directions in the haute couture market reveal how the traditional sector is still at the forefront of fashion innovation and craftsmanship.
Luxury : Sustainability : Fashion
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
Decomposable fashion could hit the high street

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Decomposable fashion could hit the high street

Non-profit organisation The Biomimcry Institute is piloting decomposition technologies that convert wasted textiles into bio-compatible raw materials.
Fashion : Sustainability : Technology
How material science is transforming beauty ingredients

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How material science is transforming beauty ingredients

Lauren Bowker, designer and founder of The Unseen, perceives beauty as a material that sits in between our inside and outside worlds.
Beauty : Materials : Technology
H&M highlights funding barriers for eco-innovators

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H&M highlights funding barriers for eco-innovators

Apparel retailer H&M is highlighting the funding gap for sustainable innovators through a virtual fashion collection.
Fashion : Sustainability : Society
Open-source Sustainability

Micro Trends

Open-source Sustainability

Open-source platforms are providing materials insight and education for designers, developers and architects to make their output more eco-fr...
Design : Materials : Sustainability
A digital marketplace for circular materials

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A digital marketplace for circular materials

The B2B platform aligns buyers with sustainable sellers to foster a more responsible supply chain.
Fashion : Materials : Sustainability
Eco To Go

Micro Trends

Eco To Go

Packaging innovators are targeting the food delivery sector with re-usable and earth-friendly alternatives to single-use cartons and boxes.
Food : Packaging : Materials
Collina Strada reworks apparel from Ghanaian markets

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Collina Strada reworks apparel from Ghanaian markets

The sustainable fashion label has collaborated with retailer Browns to create a capsule collection with second-hand t-shirts from Ghana.
Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury
An anti-plastic materials encyclopaedia

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An anti-plastic materials encyclopaedia

The first material encyclopaedia called Plastic Free, an initiative by A Plastic Planet, focuses on finding creative solutions to the growing globa...
Sustainability : Society : Design
Anti-viral fabric for the inter-Covid era

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Anti-viral fabric for the inter-Covid era

IFTNA (Intelligent Fabric Technologies North America) creates anti-viral textile solutions. Giancarlo Beevis, CEO, discusses the future of hy...
Fashion : Materials : Covid-19
Just Eat experiments with seaweed-based packaging

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Just Eat experiments with seaweed-based packaging

Just Eat is taking action against the ecological impact of food delivery by trialling the use of seaweed in its delivery boxes.
Food : Materials : Fast Food
Jose Cuervo launches agave-based bio straws

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Jose Cuervo launches agave-based bio straws

The Agave Project was launched by the first family of the town of Tequila, to support the land and people of Mexico.
Sustainability : Materials : Design
This t-shirt could charge your phone

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This t-shirt could charge your phone

Made with a prototype bio-based ‘e-textile’, the shirt could be developed for use by remote workers or military personnel.
Materials : Technology : Far Futures
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