Material Design

It was back in 2016 when FashNerd.com managing editor Mano ten Napel had the pleasure of getting to know Madison Maxey over a cup coffee in Amsterdam. The Brooklyn based smart fabric engineer had flown to The Netherlands to speak about intelligent...

From eco-friendly activewear to ethical fashion fabrics made of bamboo, it is becoming easier for many of us to embrace our inner green goddess, thanks to advanced fashion technology in the material design space. Innovation is The Name...

We are super excited to share that Orange Fiber, one of the startups that we partnered up with for our Wardrobe of the Future project, has been included in H&M’s collections: Conscious Exclusive.

This season's Munich Fabric Start's (MFS) KEYHOUSE focal theme has been Sustainable Innovations and LOVE. Espousing the synergy of fashion and technology, the tradeshow stated: "The seasonal heading for upcoming spring.summer edition 2020 puts the topic of LOVE centerstage as a buzzword...

In 2018, the UK had a lot going for itself in the realm of sustainable fashion. This included the Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum’s first ever exhibition about sustainability. Titled, ‘Fashioned From Nature’ the museum of art and design addressed the subject...

PrimaLoft, Inc., a global leader in advanced material technology solutions, has introduced PrimaLoft® Bio. It is the first synthetic insulation made from 100% recycled, biodegradable fibres that use proprietary technology to enable a highly accelerated rate of biodegradation. The idea was born in 2014 when...

At the end of last month Bolt Threads, a materials innovation company known for using proprietary technology and revolutionary bioengineering concepts to create better materials launched its first commercially available product - The Bolt Projects Mylo™ Driver Bag. We have been big fans of Bolt Threads...

The existence of Graphene was first theorised in the 1940s, but it wasn’t until 2004 when two maverick scientists, Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, were able to isolate and test it. As technology continues to advance, Graphene textile technology is emerging as the new...

For the last couple of years, it seems like there is always something new and exciting happening in the material space. Right now innovators are finding different ways to transform and make use of food byproducts, like Orange Fiber. Last week we had the pleasure of...

With the rate of enhancements in the field of wearable tech growing, in particular with touch sensing and stretchy bio skin technology, we've got some good news for you from the research front. New enhancements are making it easier to mimic the functionality of biological skin...