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Material Spotlight: Winter and Company’s Ocean-Bound Innovations
We recently had the pleasure to sit down with Sam Hopkins of Winter America, at WINTER & COMPANY, to dive into Winter’s most recent textile innovations. These two textiles transform ocean-bound …
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Biofbaricate Fair 2025
Biomaterials Are Ready—Are You? At the Biofabricate Fair, the future of materials felt within reach. Manufacturers transforming nanocellulose, mycelium, proteins, and microbes into fashion …
Top 5 Materials – October 2025
1. Acoustic Byssus Core (ABC) Tiles MC# 1342601 Manufacturer - Seastex Ltd Acoustic panels made entirely from mussel beards (byssus), a byproduct of industrial mussel farming. Naturally …
Functional Fabric Fair 2025
Beyond Trade-Offs: Fabrics Performance and Sustainability Converge While the textile industry is constantly in flux, performance and sustainability have long served as enduring drivers of …
STARCH – March 2025 Materials
Inching Closer to "Fully Plastic-Free" Packaging It is always heartening to see the evolution of natural materials into engineering solutions for the products we use. Just because we have …
TACTILE & SENSORIAL – February 2025 Materials
Appealing to the Senses Through Thoughtful Packaging Multisensory is an alluring word, conjuring an idea of an overwhelming or at least impactful assault on our senses. Not just one, but …
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Trend Report – Rethinking Our Relationship To Water
By 2025, 1.8 billion people will face complete water scarcity, and by 2050, half the world’s population will live in water-stressed regions. With only 0.5% of Earth’s water fresh and accessible, …
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Top 5 Materials – September 2025
1. NattyBOARD® - Hemp & Natural Fiber Composite Boards MC# 1361101 Manufacturer - Boardwurks Biocomposites Family of formaldehyde-free composite panels manufactured from rapidly …
Top 5 Materials – August 2025
1. AVICUERO® TR22 MC# 740112 Manufacturer - Archroma U.S. Inc. This chrome-free and metal-free leather tanning and dyeing system enables reduced CO2 emissions during wet-end processing …
Top 5 Materials – July 2025
1. Savian by BioFluff MC# 1240201 Manufacturer - BioFluff A 100% plant-based alternative to fur and shearling, made from flax, nettle, and hemp. It is produced using a proprietary, …
Eye On: Biobased Fibers
The material toolkit used to create the fabrics is evolving. Textile production has long relied on a relatively fixed set of raw materials: natural fibers like cotton and wool, synthetic polymers such …
Fiber Spinning Methods
Fiber Spinning Methods We’ve explored various textile manufacturing methods, but what’s happening at the fiber level? Demystifying how synthetic and man-made fibers are made, from raw material to …
Top 5 Materials – June 2025
1. MIROKO MC# 1360102 Manufacturer - ANAN (CHINA) CO., LTD. This synthetic ‘patent leather’ technology is engineered to resist wrinkles and to maintain long-term surface smoothness. It is …
ICFF 2025: Material Trends
Each year, ICFF offers a glimpse into emerging design directions and material trends across furniture, decor, and finishings, showcasing a mix of established brands and up-and-coming designers in the …
Tradeshow Report: TechTextil 2025
The 2025 edition of Techtextil North America took place from May 6–8 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. Co-located with Texprocess Americas, the event attracted over 6,000 visitors and …
