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Screenprinting pouring

Bio-based Coating and Printing Textile coatings and prints often contain fossil-based polymer binders. In HEREWEAR we tested bio-based alternatives to... nest_eco_leaf Bio-based airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

Experiments with bio-based dyes, copyright CENTEXBEL

Bio-based Dyes To ensure a textile is fully bio-based, the dyeing stage needs to be considered as well as the manufacture of the... nest_eco_leaf Bio-based airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

Bio-based Hybrid Yarn: biopolyester core wrapped with HighPerCell®, copyright Eurecat

Bio-based Hybrid Yarns Hybrid yarns combine two or more materials with different properties. We combined two bio-based fibres to produce one... nest_eco_leaf Bio-based airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

HEREWEAR bio-based materials collection at Romanian Design Week, copyright MAIBINE

Bio-based Materials: What are they? Bio-based textiles are an exciting category of materials which encompasses natural fibres and biosynthetic fibres... nest_eco_leaf Bio-based airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

HighPerCell Wheatstraw Knitted sample, Copyright DITF

Bio-based Textiles Bio-based textiles can be made using a huge variety of industrial processes and craft techniques to achieve different... airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

Biopolyester Filament Spools, copyright CENTEXBEL

Biopolyester Fibres Biopolyester is a material made from renewable materials that can be used to make fibres and textiles with properties... nest_eco_leaf Bio-based airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

BURRR Workshop BIO / USE / REUSE / REPAIR / RECYCLE is an interactive session for designers to take part in with users and makers... distance Local airware Materials emoji_objects Creative tools

Materia MX allows brands to effectively manage their surplus textiles, copyright Cartier Women’s Initiative

Excess Inventory Tool Materia MX is an award-winning software platform which allows brands to effectively manage their surplus textiles and... published_with_changes Circular airware Materials captive_portal Service platforms

Flexi-Dress made from Golden Wheat Straw HighPerCell Man-made Cellulosic multifilaments

Man-Made Cellulosic (MMC) fibres HighPerCell® is a MMC fibre spinning technology which can produce continuous filaments from various sources of cellulose... nest_eco_leaf Bio-based airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

Material Lifecycle Map The Material Lifecycle Map is a tool to help design stakeholders understand biobased materials. It supports a full... published_with_changes Circular nest_eco_leaf Bio-based airware Materials emoji_objects Creative tools

Red fibres collection during shedding tests, copyright RISE

Micro Fibre Pollution Micro fibres have been found in water and food sources across the globe and are a concern for human and planetary health... published_with_changes Circular airware Materials bubble_chart Technologies

Systemic Materials Innovation is only possible through dialogue with the stakeholder community, paving the way for systemic transitions, HEREWEAR community workshop in Caserta Italy, copyright UAL

Systemic Materials Innovation Transition to a more sustainable textile ecosystem requires us to work across fields of knowledge and sectors rather... published_with_changes Circular nest_eco_leaf Bio-based distance Local airware Materials emoji_objects Creative tools