Innovation

A couple of friends and a stated goal — to fuse nature, technology, and science to redefine how materials are produced and used globally. The sophomore project was an “indignant” reaction at the colossal fashion waste during an internship which has since gone commercial with clients in the fashion, automotive and packaging industries. Revoltech’s hemp-based and biodegradable LOVR works as an ingredient brand for sustainable leather alternatives. texfash.com talks to its CEO and one of the Co-Founders Lucas Fuhrmann to know more.

A Canadian researcher has developed a new protective shirt geared to the needs of wildland firefighters. Offering more protection, the new prototype shirt, which is being patented, reduces the total burn area to the body by about six per cent compared with the standard shirt.

A prototype DIY weaving machine that fits on your desk, costs a few hundred dollars, and dissolvable textile fibres made of materials like gelatin, yet another byproduct of the meat industry. Designers could have a field day spinning similar fibres from other natural ingredients.

Scientists at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and the Institut für Bodensysteme (TFI) have designed a fully recyclable, flame-retardant carpet yarn. Till now, it had been difficult to recycle textile-based carpets with flame retardants.

Inspired by nature’s ability to construct a diverse array of functional materials, scientists at the University of Connecticut have developed a method to produce continuously tunable non-toxic materials.

Whither innovation? Are fabric innovations driving the apparel market? Or, is it the other way around, i.e. demand for certain kinds of apparel is driving fabric innovation? texfash.com talks to some exhibitors who will showcase at Munich Fabric Start as it gets under way 18 July.

Biological science and design company Ecovative has received funding which will be used to increase production of Forager Hides and Foams ahead of new commercial product launches in footwear and apparel.

Candiani SpA, which won the ITMA Sustainable Innovation Award in 2019, has won for the second time in a row the top honour for its innovative Candiani Custom project in Milan. The project consists of a complete micro factory that produces made-to-measure jeans on-demand.

Is it time for a posthumous nomination for Peta's just launched US$1 million vegan wool challenge to find the first individual, group, or company that can create a vegan wool material that is “visually, textually and functionally akin to or better than sheep’s wool?

Production of healthier and next-gen materials for the fashion industry just got a boost with as many as 12 innovators onboarding Fashion For Good’s global innovation platform.