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Material World: Suzano Sells Woodspin Shares to Spinnova
While Spinnova is shuttering Woodspin, the Scandi textile firm now wants to build an international consortium…
Material World: NC State Research Says Merino is All Wool and No Shoddy
Woolmark said Merino wool's thermoregulation advantages are "no longer anchored by anecdotes, but by science"…
Material World: Modern Meadow’s Innovera Goes Global
Bio-design firm Modern Meadow will showcase its flagship offering, Innovera (fka Bio-Vera), at the Global…
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Inversa's invasive species Johanna Ortiz collaboration launched while Canopy shared next-gen news for the…
Bio-Inspired Sparxell Ready to Glitter Bomb the Market
A near $2 million grant from the EIC "primes" the plant-based pigment producer to take root in the global…
Material World: Still Burning Bras? You Can Bury Balena’s
Balena collaborated with multidisciplinary designer Neyla Coronel on a compostable, biobased and 3D printed…
Trompe l’œil Tailor Wins Challenge the Fabric 2025
London-based designer Petra Fagerström said CTF's $10,000 prize will help the Central Saint Martins grad…
Material World: Is Lunaform Ready to Wear? Yes. Ready to Scale? Also Yes.
Material innovators (like Gozen) and luxury labels (like Beymen) keep debuting next-gen fibers (like…
Uncaged Innovations Invites Designers to Elevate the Future
Design the Future's winner will receive full material and marketing support to launch their first collection…
Material World: Circ Secures 5-Year Partner, Sodra’s Tannin Arms Call
Circ inks 5-year purchase agreement with Taiwan's Acegreen while Sodra calls for collaboration to advance…
Can Plants Replace Petroleum? Biobased Nylon Innovators Say Yes
Brands like Pangaia, Lululemon and Unifi are tapping microbes castor beans and biotech to reengineer apparel…
Suzano Backs Simplifyber as Spinnova Signals a Scale Back
Suzano led Simplifyber's Series A funding round injecting $12 million into the textile tech startup while…
The Mirum Moto Jacket is the Fruit of Another Tomorrow’s Graveyard Diligence
Founder Vanessa Barboni Hallik celebrated Another Tomorrow's ready-to-wear Mirum pieces in conversation with…
Material World: Ebay Awards Refiberd
Rheom Materials dropped two biobased, rodeo-ready looks while MycoWorks' mycelium offering locked in its…
Material World: Spinnova Collaborator Forms Joint Venture With IFF
Global chemical company Kemira and IFF have formed Alpha Bio: a joint venture for the commercial-scale…