Evrnu creates textile waste production-based yarns, fibers

August 1, 2024  |  Swatches

Evrnu®, a B-corp-certified materials science company based in Seattle, Wash., has developed Nucycl®, an alternative to cotton, nylon and polyester, created from cotton production waste.
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Designing shoes with diassembly in mind

August 1, 2024  |  Swatches

Disassembly Lab, a research project conducted by designer Robin Luginbuhl at L’école cantonale d’art de Lausanne (University of Art and Design Lausanne, or ECAL) in Lausanne, Switzerland, explores the concept of designing shoes so they can be easily disassembled for recycling, customization or …
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Bacteria eating plastic produce “spider silk” material

August 1, 2024  |  Swatches

Turning waste plastic into a valuable resource is under investigation by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), who fed it to bacteria and came up with a “bio-inspired spider silk.”
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Traceable recycled down partnership established

August 1, 2024  |  Swatches

Allied Feather + Down, the company that co-created the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) and TrackMyDown traceability, added the tracking of recycled down in late 2022, called RENU:TRACE. The first partner in this space is NEMO Equipment Inc., which has been redesigning its Endless Promise® sleeping …
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Recyclable carpet with lower amounts of flame retardants

August 1, 2024  |  Swatches

The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and the Institut für Bodensysteme (Institute for Soil Systems, or TFI) have developed a concept that reduces the number of flame retardants in carpet yarns while maintaining the same high level of retardancy. The yarn is also fully recyclab…
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Artist collective wins award for woven installation

July 1, 2024  |  Swatches

The Mataaho Collective, a group of four Ma¯ori artists based in Aotearoa, New Zealand, won a Golden Lion award for best artist in the exhibit “Stranieri Ovunque — Foreigners Everywhere” at the 60th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy, for the piece Takapau.
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Shop uses food waste to make bags, accessories

July 1, 2024  |  Swatches

Allégorie, a handbag and accessory brand in New York City, makes all its products from discarded food, including apples, cacti, pineapple leaves and mangoes.
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DuPont honors gloves and sleeves with protection award

July 1, 2024  |  Swatches

DuPont Personal Protection honored several of its licensees that use Kevlar® and/or Nomex® materials in gloves or sleeves with its 10th annual Protection Innovation Award.
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Cotton processing waste as an antimicrobial material source

July 1, 2024  |  Swatches

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) have found treasure in cotton gin trash, the leftovers after separating the fibers from the cotton seed boll. The scientists have used this cotton gin waste in a new method to synthesize and generate silver n…
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Nanodiamonds research for smart cooling fabrics

July 1, 2024  |  Swatches

Researchers at RMIT University may have found something precious when it comes to creating lightweight, comfortable smart cooling textiles—in the form of nanodiamonds, an inexpensive carbon material that conducts heat quickly.
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