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.
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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.
BEEN London is prototyping a biodegradable, compostable, estimated carbon-negative handbag using Treekind – a plant-based alternative to leather made from leaves and twigs.
Welcome to Tråd Collective: Leeds’ new sustainable fashion store, founded by designer Josefin Wanner and her partner James Fenwick.
Using 3D design to reduce waste from physical sampling, menswear brand Notam combines digital transformation with a real-world community partnerships.
Cassie Quinn’s approach to biodesign focuses on plant-based materials and regenerative agriculture. Plant-based alternatives to fur and leather are the next step.
We Drifters uses anti-insect finishes on soft bamboo to create effective insect-repellent sleepwear. Mentored by our Director and Co-Director, the startup won its category at the prestigious BUILD accelerator programme.
With decades of experience to support small businesses looking to grow sustainably, V&V Sustainability Consultancy is now supporting companies to meet B Corp standards.