Textile plays a central role in the fashion world, functioning as the backbone of garment construction and a platform for artistic exploration. In this article, …
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What designers can do to make textiles healthier for people and the planet
The pollution caused by the textile industry is often discussed, but its impact on health is less emphasized. Nevertheless, the petrochemical compounds used in the …
Walmart Partners With Fashion Tech Start-Up to Pilot Carbon-Captured Textiles
Retail giant Walmart is partnering with fashion tech start-up Rubi Laboratories to experiment with turning carbon emissions into textiles, the company said Thursday. The companies …
EU Countries Back Ban on Destruction of Unsold Textiles
European Union governments agreed on Monday that the bloc should ban the destruction of unsold textiles, part of the EU’s green push towards reducing waste …
H&M and Remondis Form Textiles Recycling Venture
H&M, the world’s second biggest fashion retailer, said on Wednesday it had formed a joint venture with German recycling group Remondis to collect, sort and …
The BoF Podcast: Sadhguru on Wellbeing and the Sustainability of Indian Textiles
When it comes to some of the greatest challenges facing the fashion industry (and the wider world) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev has more than just jewels …
Counterculture design legend Kaffe Fassett: ‘I’m that bizarre beast – a man who does textiles’ | Interiors
It took the knitter and textile designer Kaffe Fassett two goes at buying his four-floor Victorian home in north London. In 1971, he got one …
Sri Lanka’s Apparel and Textiles Sector Struggles Amidst Financial Crisis
“Today we survived somehow, but I don’t know about tomorrow,” Kolonna Manufacturing chief Ranjith Koralage told the BBC. His factory, which makes garments for Levi’s, …