Using green chemistry to extract and re-process the dyes from waste textiles, DyeRecyle is enabling a more circular approach to coloration.
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From a kombucha dress to mycellium ‘leather’, Aurélie Fontan puts biodesign at the heart of her work. With Osmose Studio, she and partner Ashley Granter are commercialising their research into more sustainable materials.
Camira Group has taken a majority stake in iinouiio, enabling the businesses to work toward the circular economy through a new wool recycling line.
Ismay Mummery was recognised as one of the UK’s most inspiring women entrepreneurs at a special House of Lords reception arranged by Small Business Britain.
Based on a lifetime’s experience in the textiles industry, Valerie Smith’s startup outerwear brand Yuglet is harnessing the high performance of Shetland wool.
Startup Bendi is creating a cloud-based system to give brands greater oversight over their entire supply chains.
From their base in Northumberland, the team behind KnitLab North are supporting emerging knitwear brands with everything from design to production, as well as in-house sampling and prototyping.
Startup brand Seated Sewing makes adaptive clothing for customers with disabilities. Founder Kat Bent sees a huge opportunity for major fashion brands to cater to everyone.
Using unique garment-draping technology, Gravity the Studio is making digital fashion for your Instagram pictures and your avatars in the metaverse.
‘Generation of Waste’ is the only fashion-focused exhibition in the VIP-only Blue Zone at COP26. Along with her Zero Waste Design Online collaborators and Sustainable Fashion Scotland, Danielle Elsener is bringing zero waste fashion design to the global stage.