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Been London unveils handbag made of brewery waste

British accessories brand Been London has collaborated with London-based materials start-up Arda Biomaterials to develop a snakeskin-style handbag crafted from spent grain sourced locally from London’s ‘Beer Mile’ in Bermondsey. The new version of Been’s bestselling ‘Millais’ shoulder bag marks the first to debut Arda’s pioneering leather-like...

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Biofabricate: Biomaterials offer a potential to fashion’s future

Up until 12 January 2024, the industrial site of Fondation Fiminco in Paris’ Romainville district is playing host to the Biofabricate trade fair, where the most innovative companies in the field of biomaterials will be showcasing their wares, each giving a new lease of life to the word "fashion". For several years now (during which time the...

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BioFluff secures new investment to target luxury market

Bio-materials startup BioFluff, based in New York and Paris, has closed a 2.5 million US dollars seed fund round led by Astanor Ventures, which specialises in agrifood tech impact investing. Biofluff, which offers innovative, sustainable, plant-based alternatives to animal-derived and plastic-based fabrics, said it will use the investment to...

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Biomaterials start-up Gozen secures 3.3 million US dollars in funding

Gozen, the biomaterials start-up looking to disrupt the fashion, automotive and home furnishings industries with its lab-grown leather alternative that is plastic and animal-free, has raised 3.3 million US dollars in seed funding. The funding was secured from lead investor Happiness Capital, with participation from Accelr8, Astor Management, and...

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Fabrica X opens 'Biomaterials Reimagined' exhibition

Fabrica X, the gallery and concept store for sustainable brands within the innovation hub, The Mills Fabrica, has opened a new exhibition spotlighting biomaterials and craftsmanship as part of London Craft Week 2023. The ‘Biomaterials Reimagined’ exhibition runs until August 31 and pays homage to traditional techniques while celebrating a new...

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MycoWorks establishes European operations in Paris

Biomaterials manufacturer MycoWorks has expanded to Europe with the opening of its new office in Paris to meet the luxury and fashion industry’s demand for its Fine Mycelium leather alternative. Located on the prestigious Rue de la Paix, the Paris office will allow leading fashion houses, designers, brand partners and local leather ateliers to...

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MycoWorks unveils first commercialised use of mushroom material, Reishi

Biomaterials manufacturer MycoWorks has revealed the first commercial launch of its mushroom based material, Reishi. The alternative material has been used to create the Reishi Collection by luxury hatmaker Nick Fouquet, consisting of three hat designs available to purchase through the designer’s e-commerce website. Fouquet used Reishi as the...

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LVMH, Fendi links with research labs to develop new biomaterials

LVMH has announced its Fendi brand will be teaming up with Imperial College London and Central Saint Martins, UAL, in a strategic partnership that will utilise academic research for the production of bio-textiles. Keratin will be at the focus of the two-year collaborative study, with the goal of developing a new fibre capable of mimicking luxury...

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Lululemon partners with sustainable innovator to produce bio-nylon products

Athleticwear retailer Lululemon has announced its plan to partner with Genomatica, an innovator in sustainable material manufacturing. The multi-year collaboration aims to bring bio-based materials into the athletic production chain. The partnership marks Lululemon’s first equity investment in a sustainable company, as well as Genomatica’s...

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Fashion for Good selects young creatives to create Grow 2.0 exhibition with biomaterials

As announced at the beginning of the year, global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good has been looking for creatives for its talent project Grow, a three-month program that will start in July 2021. Now, six young creatives have been selected and presented to the public: four fashion designers - Frederieke Broekgaarden, Charlotte Bakkenes,...

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Fashion for Good showcases biomaterials in latest exhibition

The Fashion for Good Museum in Amsterdam has launched a new year-long exhibition shining a spotlight on biomaterials. The Grow Expo showcases a selection of innovations, designers and brands that are reimaging the materials used in the notoriously polluting fashion industry, from fruit skin fabric and mushroom ‘leather’ to spider-silk and algae...

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Fashion for Good handbook: What are biomaterials and how can the fashion industry use them?

Organic, bio-based, biosynthetic - the terms for so-called biomaterials vary so greatly that not only clothing brands and retailers get confused, but also many consumers. That is why the global sustainability initiative Fashion for Good, together with the platform for biomaterials and their manufacturers, Biofabricate, has published a handbook...