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When fashion meets protein fibres: “Biotechnology can be a powerful force for good”

Spiber a is bio-venture from Japan that has been harnessing the power of fermentation to produce fibres. How does one have to picture this? It started with bioinformatics researchers Kazuhide Sekiyama and Junichi Sugahara investigating methods for producing spider web fibres through fermentation in 2004. Three years later, they used their...

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Yuima Nakazato to be the focus of a new exhibition

Japanese avant-garde fashion designer Yuima Nakazato is the focus of an exhibition coming to the Museum of Lace and Fashion in Calais, France this year. ‘Yuima Nakazato Beyond Couture’ will run from June 15, 2024, to January 5, 2025, and will showcase how the Japanese designer’s work intersects innovation, tradition, and cutting-edge technology,...