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Puma and MIT exhibit examines how biodesign can enhance performance

Bia BezamatApril 25, 2018

Puma has teamed up with the MIT Design Lab to explore how using living organisms can enhance a person’s performance when wearing sportswear. ...

Bolt Threads and Stella McCartney introduce mushroom leather handbag

Bia BezamatApril 17, 2018

Material startup Bolt Threads has introduced Mylo, a new leather material made from mycelium, the roots of a mushroom, in partnership with designer Stella McCartney for a new handbag design. ...

How bioengineered spider silk from Bolt Threads is driving a more sustainable fashion future

Bia BezamatMarch 29, 2018

In order to get sustainable products out the door we have to create the kind consumers actually want to buy, Dan Widmaier, CEO of advanced materials technology company, Bolt Threads, says on the latest episode of TheCurrent Innovators podcast....

This limited edition hat is made from a bioengineered silk and natural wool blend

Rachel ArthurDecember 8, 2017

Bioengineering start-up, Bolt Threads, has released its second commercially available product using Microsilk, its protein-based manmade spider silk....

Uniqlo exhibition demonstrates its history of fabric innovation

Rachel ArthurOctober 26, 2017

Uniqlo is hosting an exhibition in New York celebrating the upcoming 15-year anniversary with its fabric technology partner, Toray Industries. ...

What you missed: Burberry’s ARkit, AI transforming Shop Direct, Stella McCartney and The RealReal

Rachel ArthurOctober 9, 2017

A round-up of everything you might have missed in relevant fashion business, digital comms and tech industry news over the past fortnight, including Burberry's new ARkit move. ...

material futures

Puma and MIT exhibit examines how biodesign can enhance performance

Bolt Threads and Stella McCartney introduce mushroom leather handbag

How bioengineered spider silk from Bolt Threads is driving a more sustainable fashion future

This limited edition hat is made from a bioengineered silk and natural wool blend

Uniqlo exhibition demonstrates its history of fabric innovation

Away luggage on going beyond the VC hype

Cannes Lions 2018: Glossier on how digital allows for individual connections at scale

Cannes Lions 2018: Ikea’s latest AR app creates ingenious way to reuse packaging