It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Friederike Hoberg

Turn of Events / MFS SS24 / IV

19 January 2023

5 minutes

A qualitative roster of innovative designers will showcase their most inspiring range of products. From animal skin to leftover fresh fruit juice to fungi and roots, the effort is to use, recycle or reuse from nature to create something new.

Pushing the Frontiers of Innovation: In the Name of Sustainability

When design is used as a tool to optimise natural materials by using existing resources, a new product is born. The test is whether it can be used for the greater good of the planet. A bunch of designers are doing just that. texfash.com profiles some. These are brought to you in association with and being presented at Munich Fabric Start.

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