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Rivercyclon DW receives drinking water standard AS/NZS 4020:2018 certification
March 7th, 2024
A Rivertex water treatment plant at sunset. Image: Rivertex Rivertex, a global textile supplier, announced the release of its new Rivercyclon® DW drinking water range, which received certification to Australian and New Zealand drinking water standard 4020:2018. The certification validates that the Rivercyclon 385 DW, Rivercyclon 455 DW and Rivercyclon 595 DW products meet the […]
IFDA Educational Foundation announces design student scholarships for 2024
March 6th, 2024
The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) Educational Foundation announced that applications are now open for nine scholarships for design students. Applications are open until March 31, 2024. This year, the nine scholarships available total $20,500. “These scholarships confirm our belief in supporting today’s students and enhancing public awareness of design through educational and philanthropic […]
Herculite Products Inc. promotes Jake Ritchie to business manager
March 5th, 2024
Jake Ritchie, Herculite's new business manager of its Agricultural Barn Curtain division. Image: Herculite Herculite Products Inc., a manufacturer of high-performance and custom fabrics, announced the appointment of Jake Ritchie as the new business manager for its Custom Engineered Solutions - Agricultural Barn Curtain division. As business manager, Ritchie will oversee the strategic direction of […]
Marine cleaner and conditioner
March 5th, 2024
Iosso’s Vinyl and Leather Cleaner & Conditioner protects against the ravages of UV rays, ozone, suntan lotion, dirt, grime and environmental extremes. Iosso’s Vinyl and Leather Cleaner & Conditioner restores the appearance of a wide range of marine materials. This versatile product also protects against the ravages of UV rays, ozone, suntan lotion, dirt, grime […]
Accelerating Circularity and Performance Days partner to launch rPolyester database
March 4th, 2024
Accelerating Circularity, a nonprofit focused on textile-to-textile recycling systems at commercial scale, and Performance Days are partnering to launch the Reality Zone™ rPolyester at Messe München on March 20– 21, 2024 in Munich, Germany, at the Performance Days Functional Fabric Fair. The Reality Zone™ rPolyester brings together the industry’s polyester recyclers and fabric producers capable […]
Renewcell files for bankruptcy in Stockholm District Court
March 1st, 2024
Renewcell, a textile-to-textile recycling company based in Sweden, announced that the company is filing for bankruptcy because it was not able to secure sufficient financing to complete the strategic review, announced on Nov. 20, 2023, with satisfactory results. As part of the strategic review, Renewcell held negotiations with its two largest shareholders, H&M and Girindus, […]
AI enables customization of enzymes to recycle plastic waste
March 1st, 2024
Protein Evolution uses artificial intelligence to determine the correct enzymes to recycle textile and plastic waste into fresh materials. The first garment made with the biologically recycled polyester process by Protein Evolution Inc., a “parachute” parka, was on display at the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) in December in Dubai, United […]
Exhibit showcases fashion designs that change with movement
March 1st, 2024
“Galactic Glitch” dress from the 2019 “Shift Souls” collection. The dress was made in collaboration with Philip Beesley. Images: Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Museum of Decorative Arts)/© Dominique Maitre Art, dance and architecture meet haute couture in the exhibit “Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses” at Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Museum of Decorative Arts) in […]
Fun-filled felt furniture made from factory remnants
March 1st, 2024
Stackabl’s Baer Collection for the Mindy Solomon Gallery was inspired by color schemes in Miami hotels built during the late 1930s. Image: Mindy Solomon/James Harris for Design Miami In an effort to repurpose industrial textile waste before it hits a landfill, the Toronto, Ont., Canada-based furniture design company Stackabl, in partnership with select New York […]
Spun-fiber device made for children with heart valve disease
March 1st, 2024
The FibraValve is composed of long filaments of polymer fibers that replicate the physical properties of a human heart valve and are porous enough to allow cells to infiltrate and replace the scaffold with living tissue. Researchers at the Wyss Institute and Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are developing […]