Bacterial cellulose meets interior design

February 1, 2026  |  Features, Swatches

Last fall, Polybion™, in conjunction with design studio Natural Urbano, released a set of translucent sculptural hanging lamps, the biomaterials company’s first foray into interior design with its Celium™ material. The lamps, called Lapso, come in two different tones, one darker than the other…
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Marine project wins Best of Canada in the 2025 IAAs

January 5, 2026  |  Swatches

Charter yacht MV Last Call, which cruises from Alaska to Mexico, needed a modular, multi-season sundeck enclosure so guests could enjoy the hot tub no matter the latitude. To properly outfit the 40.3-meter (132-foot) luxury vessel, the planning and fabrication had to be meticulous.
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Heated apparel for dogs and their owners

January 5, 2026  |  Swatches

Heated apparel company ororo® released its first heated garments for pets. In partnership with online pet supplier Chewy Inc., ororo launched the Koldpwoof Heated Dog Vest, the first heated dog apparel to be sold on Chewy. The company also created a heated vest collection for the 2026 Westminster K…
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Awning company contributes to Springsteen movie

January 5, 2026  |  Swatches

Monmouth and Ocean County Awning contributed a bit of the vintage look to the Bruce Springsteen biopic Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, whichcame out in late October 2025. The company, founded in 1940 and based in Asbury Park, N.J., created a backdrop for the Down a Clown carnival game and fabr…
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Fabric Forge gives back to Houston community

January 5, 2026  |  Swatches

Fabric Forge has opened a 9,000-square-foot lab in Houston, Texas, providing community members with textile education and workforce training opportunities. An initiative of the nonprofit Connect Community, Fabric Forge allows children and adults to explore the tools and skills involved in producing …
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Student programming at Advanced Textiles Expo 2025

January 5, 2026  |  ATA Events, Expo News, Swatches

As a part of next-generation programming at Advanced Textiles Expo 2025, more than 30 apparel and fashion students from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., toured the show floor to view textile equipment demonstrations and explore advanced and industrial textiles and graduate programs in the fiel…
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Researchers synthesize polyester from safer BPA alternative

January 2, 2026  |  Swatches

Polyester and other plastic products could potentially be manufactured with nontoxic and sustainable BPA alternatives identified in a study by researchers in Sweden.  
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The first fashion collection crafted from Celium™ bacterial cellulose fabric

December 31, 2025  |  Swatches

Nous Étudions unveiled El fin del mundo, principio de todo (The End of the World, Beginning of Everything), the first fashion collection using Polybion’s Celium™ bacterial cellulose material, which is derived from agroindustrial fruit waste. To exemplify the name, the collection was presented i…
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