Alice Harrison
Blockchain is our future
Knowing the supply chain from yarn to fabric is possible through a software that provides end-to-end product transparency. In conversation with Alexandre Sundberg, CEO and co-founder of True Tribe
Milk is a natural product, but can damage the environment
Whilst milk is a natural product, when thrown away, it has the potential to damage the environment as «into a water stream, there is potential that it can sit there...
Biophilia in the home: the art of growing furniture
Patience, Innovation, and Nature – from exclusivity to mass appeal. Full Grown's vision for the Future is about connections with the Natural World through furniture
Crabyon – what is this? We are not there yet, but it could be a solution
Crabyon cannot be produced at a large scale. However the large quantities of waste available mean that in the future, it could be a new alternative to viscose
Cotton recycling: the chances we have working on man-made cellulosic fibers
«If cotton or other cellulosic fibers can satisfy the 100 million tons of demand, there’s no reason why we can’t use a regenerated natural fiber from beginning to end»
House of Dagmar — the hunt for fabrics with the lowest environmental footprint
The Swedish brand has been exploring scientific and technological innovation to create fabrics from cellulose, viscose, among others, all in an effort to minimize their environmental footprint
WOOD: a documentary filmed over seven years to combat large corporations exploiting forests
«From the taiga in Siberia over the primary forests of Romania to the primeval forest in Peru: around the world, billions of dollars are made from illegal logging»
Textile from salt-tolerant plants grown using seawater: SaltyCO
When we can no longer rely on the availability of freshwater for survival, can we turn to the seas for their help?
Textile from salt-tolerant plants grown using seawater: a case study by SaltyCo
The process involves saline farming – plants will be harvested to extract fibers which will be turned into textile products, using pre-existing production methods.
Future Library, Oslo. Will books become the next extinct species in a hundred years?
The forest whose tree rings are chapters in a book. How understanding the human traits in nature can help save the environment
If not viscose for a sustainable fabric, then what? Peter Bartsch, at Lenzing
Lenzing has developed its viscose products, keeping environmental sustainability at the forefront of their innovations, and transparently closing the fiber production loop
Södra. Climate-smart products based on renewable raw materials from the forest
Taking advantage of raw materials from the forest to produce dissolving pulp will later close the textile industry loop. The story of Södra and the OnceMore initiative
Mantero Seta Re-silk: producing a regenerated material with 100 percent silk by-products
Mantero Seta: tracing the environmental footprint on virgin silk production to ensure that the environmentally harmful steps of virgin silk production are avoided
From Field to Fashion – The Savory Institute puts farmers at the forefront
Through their work they have built 47 global hubs, have signed up more than 100 accredited professionals, trained nearly 15,000 land managers and sustainably developed nearly 15,000 hectares of land
