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Tradeshow Report: Functional Fabric Fair NY 2024
The 2024 NYC Functional Fabric Fair took place from July 16-17th. Compared to last year’s show, attendance increased by 18%. Attending companies included Calvin Klein, HOKA, L.L. Bean, NOBULL, Peter …
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Top 5 Materials – August 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Chitin Nanocrystals: Pulp & Paper MC# …
2025/2 Retail Stories: July to December 2025
Story 1: VIGOR VIGOR values the art of healthy living as if it were a treasured heirloom. By embracing the lessons of the Blue Zone principles, everyone, rich or poor can incorporate time-honored, …
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Storyboard: Adaptive Comfort and Cushioning
Trend Report – Rehumanizing Work
Major demographic shifts (migrations, aging populations), technological advancements (social networks, NICT), societal changes (collaborative models, inclusiveness, mental health), and conjunctural …
Top 5 Materials – July 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Quickdry Frame® MC# 1354801 Manufacturer - …
Top 5 Materials – June 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Vestamid ECO MC# 002737 Manufacturer - EVONIK …
Storyboards: Sustainable Packaging
Tradeshow Recap: LUXEPACK PARIS 2024
From June 4th to 5th, manufacturers gathered at Carreau du Temple in Paris to showcase their sustainable packaging solutions. EDITION SPECIALE by LUXE PACK’s has a two part mission. The first is to …
Bio-Based Alternatives Available for Standard Plastic Applications
It is time we had an update on bio-resins. There has been a steady evolution of numerous new resin types including the well-known PLA, but also PHA and PHB resins that are created from bacteria, as …
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Eye On: Alternative Fibers
While at TechTextil Frankfurt 2024, I had the opportunity to connect with the Fibral Material Alliance. The Fibral Material Alliance is a global network of farmers, fiber producers and value chain …
Top 5 Materials – May 2024
Each month, our research team juries in new materials into our material database. Here are five of our favorite selections from this month: 1. Cruz Cush™ MC# 927003 Manufacturer - CRUZ FOAM, …
Eye On: TechTextil Frankfurt 2024
The 20th edition of TechTextil and TexProcess took place from April 23-26th. The tradeshow welcomed 38,000 visitors from 102 countries and 1,700 exhibitors from 53 countries. There was a noted …
Material Pulse – Glass
Seeing the next level in glass packaging With the current concerns over excessive and uncontrolled plastic use in packaging (cue the proliferation of complex multicomponent multi-material pumps on …
Trend Report – Hybrid ID
Today, immersive digital worlds and experiences offer people the freedom to explore and construct endless hybrid and realm-fluid identities, sometimes even entirely separate from their IRL ones, and …
