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With around 700 samples, the area for innovative fabrics and additionals that are bio-certified, bio-based, recycled, recyclable or from regenerative sources has once again grown significantly compared to previous seasons.
It’s the bio-based alternatives, eco-friendly finishes, recycled materials and innovative dyeing techniques using natural resources like coffee grounds that make the latest ingredients and accessories so forward-thinking. We’re featuring Spring.Summer 24 developments from some of our ReSOURCE exhibitors that you won’t want to miss:
Certified Alga Carta paper contains seaweeds, that damages the eco system of Venice lagoon.
Pinatex is a leather alternative made from waste pineapple leaf fibre and corn based PLA.
Roica is an agile, multi-faceted and sustainable stretch that redefines the new circularity, delivering the style, support and finish, trusted to match the performance demands and ambitions of the new generation contemporary consumer. ROICA™ V550, part of the ROICA Eco-Smart™ family, is the premium, sustainable stretch yarn that degrades without releasing harmful substances into the environment, according to the Hohenstein’s environmental certification.
UMORFIL® Beauty Fiber® was created to pursuit innovation in textile products that are skin-friendly and good for environment. It combines ocean collagen peptide amino acid with cellulose fiber through a technology known as supramolecular. It is a bionic fiber which are biodegradable and soft touch.
EVERFRESH is a concentrated liquid formulated for neutralising and eliminating bad odours in carpets caused by smoke, vomit, urine, perspiration, spoiled foodstuffs and other spillages. It is also very effective in overpowering odours that are caused by carpet wetness, mildew and mould.
Fillsens, a new fiber that’s exclusive to Pastel and that differs from the rest because it is continuous filament lyocell (as opposed to the staple fiber of Tencel) giving it a unique aspect, drape and handfeel.
Modularity is not a new concept. For decades, it has shaped architecture, furniture and industrial design. Applying it to soft textiles, however, opens up an entirely new discussion.
Creativity and curiosity have always been our driving force. Our work evolves through prototypes—never finished, always raising new questions about materials, processes, and possibilities.
Both the fashion and textile industry often celebrates creativity. Yet many of the industry’s creative decisions are made long before a designer ever begins designing. Colour being one of them. The thing is, by the time a designer selects yarn, someone else has already determined the available colours, sequences and combinations. Choice exists, but only within boundaries.
“Through hands-on experimentation, I explore the potential of new surfaces and alternative forms of leather, aiming to reconnect human life with the natural world as an interconnected fabric.”
