Sourcing Innovative Materials For Luxury Brands

Cecilia Takayama, Director of the Materials Innovation Lab at global luxury group Kering, shares insights into how they are approaching material sourcing. ...

Expert Picks: 5 Innovative Sustainable Fabrics You Need to Know

Dr Kate Goldsworthy is a woman in the know when it comes to innovation and sustainability in textiles. Not only is she Reader in Circular Textile Design at University of the Arts ...

Insider Series: Orange Fiber - Luxury Yarns & Fabrics From Waste Citrus

Textile Exchange talks with Enrica Arena CEO and Founding Partner of innovative fibre and fabric producer Orange Fiber on how they started and how they are growing....

Agraloop: Turning Food Waste into Textiles

For every kilo of food crop harvested, 1.5 kg in plant residue is left to rot or be burned. What if that residue was no longer seen as ‘waste’ but as a valuable regenerative...

The Global Change Award: Championing The Future Of Fashion

An explosion of innovation in fashion fabrics and technology can only be a good thing for businesses looking to become more three dimensional, with strong sustainability visions...

Future Fabrics Expo 2020 Trends

The 9th Edition of the Future Fabrics Expo took place in London from 29-30th January. A showcase of the most innovative fabrics on the market as well as a platform for emerging fab...

The Top 7 Sustainable Fabric Trends from Premiere Vision SS'21

Want to know what were the latest sustainable fabric trends at Premiere Vision SS'21? CO walks you through the key sustainable material and accessory messages....

7 Biofabric Producers You Need to Know About

We highlight seven of the most exciting biofabric producers that you need to know about. From leather made from mushroom root structures to yarn made from kelp, these cutting-edge ...

Your Two Minute Guide: New Material Technologies and Their Impact

Assessing a material's impact is not a straightforward task - particularly for new material technologies. Here are some high-level principles to help you make more informed and res...

Vegan & Alternative Leather - But Not As You Know It

Leather is one of the oldest and still wildly popular materials, but it can come with a hefty price tag on the environment. In this article, Techstyle highlights a number of exciti...

The Magic Formula Behind Food Waste-Based Textiles

The fashion industry is rapidly developing new solutions to move from being a polluting industry to one that is regenerative. An incredible new category of fibre derived from agric...

The Chemical Free Alternative to Viscose

Finland has long created wealth from its forest industry. Now Finnish ‘cleantech’ start-up Spinnova is scaling up technology that turns wood fibre into recyclable fibre – wit...

Innovation in Cellulosic Fibres

Wood-based pulps have dominated the cellulosic fibre sector (viscose rayon, lyocell, modal) but fibres produced from everyday items such as milk, orange and coffee are also yieldin...

Smart Materials Provide A Leather Trim Alternative

Okinawa describe themselves as ‘Material Masters’ – and it’s a fitting title. Their Smart Materials combine innovation, creativity an...

Evrnu: Turning Unwanted Clothes Into New Fibre

It was the moment she got out of the car on a business trip to apparel manufacturers in China that Stacy Flynn realised something had to change in the fashion industry. So thick...

The Performance Fabric that Repels Dirt and Water

Nature is the starting point for Schoeller Textil AG when it comes to textile innovation. The Swiss-based company produces h...