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Talking about leather tanning in Florence, at Artigianato e Palazzo, September 2022
Leatherworkers and sustainability: this is the focus of Artigianato a Palazzo 28th edition, which will take place in Palazzo Corsini as per tradition
The Hedonist, Ex Nihilo. A fragrance that features new compounds, made with enzymes: Akigalawood
The perfume industry is developing synthetic molecules with biochemists and bioengineers working to develop biosynthetic methods of producing fragrant compounds
Freitag proves that completely compostable clothing is not a myth
Exploring two diverse approaches to circularity through end-of-life value chains in recycling and composting models by Swiss brand Freitag
«We cannot produce natural resources, but we use them better» – AMF Neccessories
AMF Necessories’ sustainable core strategy. «We create luxury items as a vehicle for giving people a better job, making the air cleaner, and contributing to a better future»
Vertigo 1973, LabSolue. A circular encounter of hot and cold
France claims supremacy in the perfume arts – but Italy shows its creative resources and the production ability to compete. A long-standing pharmaceutical company is an absolute perfume laboratory
Take a Deep Breath. Nanushka’s Sun Series debuts in El Silencio, Ibiza
When one thinks of Ibiza, a string of connotations comes to mind: EDM, disco lights, half-naked bodies and sweat. And recently also sunrise hikes, art performances, and sound baths
25 million families growing greens at home: Hedera tackles indoor gardening
80% of people's exposure to pesticides happens indoors, but with vertical gardens it’s possible to grow organic greens at home
Géranium Pour Monsieur, Frédéric Malle. Whilst there is a freshness to it, there is also warmth
When Malle creates a perfume, he pictures the person who would wear it. For Géranium Pour Monsieur, he thinks of the Italian director, Luchino Visconti, and the drummer of Rolling...
No more synthetics fibers – removing carbon and plastics from fashion
Desynthesizing fashion: old materials from natural and animal fibers may be the answer at scale to replacing synthetic fibers
Louis Vuitton helping to polish the tarnished illegal exotic animal trade
Dissecting the exotic skin trade: are luxury brands still responsible for the abuse of endangered species and what are they doing to counteract the global footprint?
Checking rainwear’s carbon footprint – the Maium case
The planet-conscious know that rainwear often consists of harmful fluoro-chemicals. In conversation with Anita Palacios, founder of brand Maium, who is changing that notion
On global supply chain disruption: Cold War expert Sergey Radchenko weighs in
«The cooperation implies they are aligned and share common interests, but don’t always have to act together». In conversation with Professor Sergey Radchenko
Not cheesy anymore: the beauty industry is a matter of transparency and agriculture
Agroforestry, organic cultivation, and permaculture, techniques for preservation of local species: an introduction to Chanel’s open sky laboratories
Synthetic fur vs. natural fur debate: the industries reached an aggregated value of $25 billion
While animal fur shows biodegradation, polyester-made fake fur can be down-cycled, but consumer opinion is divided with 47% adults in US deeming fur inappropriate
Leiko Ikemura’s evocative imaginary: cosmic landscapes and hybrid figures
Japanese-Swiss artist Leiko Ikemura showing in-between creatures and possibilities of representation of self in Riding The Waves at Tim Van Laere Gallery in Antwerp
What is Vero? – the Italian for truth according to Riccardo Crenna and Simona Flacco
Despite its young age, Vero can count on the long experience of its creative directors, Riccardo Crenna and Simona Flacco, founders of Simple Flair
Milano Ocean Week: artificial reefs, the step to restore the environment through 3D printing
Coastruction’s research aims to overlay living corals with artificial reefs in the damaged and affected seas
Sustainability: changes appeared to be driven by consumers rather than by brands
The consumer awareness led to the conclusion that a different consumption approach must be implemented, contrary to the existing fast fashion model
Recycled plastic (PET) could be worse than virgin plastic and nano-particles can be found in our blood
«What are these plastic particles doing in our body? Where are they going?». In conversation with Prof Dick Vethaak on plastic particles being found in our blood
Bio polyurethane: corn-derived polyols could relay be an alternative to leather?
The added value of the material created through corn is the possibility of making the product biodegradable, if processed without affecting its natural integrity
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
Showcasing savoir-faire and craftsmanship, Louis Vuitton perpetuates the traditions of its founder
Up to 300 people working in a single workshop; divided into two areas to encourage a sense of community and the transmission of skills from generation to generation
Global food security is not well managed: the effects of climate change and the war in Ukraine
Wheat is a basic diet element, Russia and Ukraine are among the biggest producers. We followed current patterns across the globe with PhD Jonas Jägermeyr
Embracing technology: the only way to keep hand weaving with the new generation
From Italy to India to Wales. How the culture of hand weaving is undergoing just enough modernization to keep it alive, but not enough to kill the traditional craft completely
Building a renewable powered supply chain – the future of the fashion industry
Textile companies could reduce Scope 3 emissions by using renewable inputs such as solar, hydroelectric, and geothermal. At least, this is what is required from the luxury brands
Lampoon 23 / Transition: to define where we are today
Take it for granted, no excuse: nothing will be ever the same as it was before. It’s a moment of transition. This is a moment of transfer from a rejected...
Updating a new fashion legislature: is fast fashion auditing real or not?
Decarbonisation goals for fashion, taxes for pollutants from apparel, accountability for wage theft from garment workers. The fashion industry’s green, clean future may not be too far away
Cecilia Accardo – Quartz, synthetic diamonds, and non-mined metals: paving the way to recycled jewelry
Cecilia Accardo and Scéona Poroli-Chauveau: «There is no difference between extracted or non-mined metal in terms of quality». A conversation about the recycled jewelry industry
Dog hair spun into yarn and pre-repaired sneakers: what’s next?
«My aim was to show natural materials that have potential in a product, not to make a sneaker». In conversation with Emilie Burfeind and Matthew Edwards
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»
Lampoon 25 – The Transparency issue: rebellion against cancel culture, against digital massification
Cancel Culture is the market force's latest attempt to annihilate the masses: a battle that has been going on since the Middle Ages
The paradigm of a circular economy: is there a place for thermal decomposition? Fulgar x BASF case
The chemical transformation process called thermolysis turns post-consumer plastic waste into a secondary raw material, replacing new fuel from fossil origin
The KAIKU machine – the future of color comes from fruits and vegetables
«It’s a multi-steps process that makes us get the color that we need. Then, in the end, we get this biomass for fertilizer and biofuels». Nicole Stjernswärd, design technologist
The state of paper recycling – challenges and opportunities for a circular industry in Europe
In Europe, Fibre-based packaging is contributing to the circular biobased economy, as eighty-four point six percent of paper and board packaging is recycled
Planned obsolescence – the obsolescence of a product is planned, designed, and built into it by its manufacturer
In a circular economy context, an EU measure banning planned obsolescence is needed, as measures targeting it are insufficient to handle
The overlay of six different shades of Musk, more about Musk complexity fragrance
The union of a single natural raw material such as musk together with wood, spices, fruits and flowers searches for three-dimensionality in the collection of fragrances
Cinderela project is testing the way Circular Economy can be implemented in wastewater management
In Europe, the construction sector accounts for one-third of all EU waste, one-third of all water consumed, makes up for the largest share of the total EU final energy consumption
Chef Valérie Radou «Gastronomy is an ally in the tasting of wines» – since the very first bottle in 1729, by Nicolas Ruinart
Behind the scenes of the first Maison de Champagne, guest of Identità Golose 2021 in Milan. In a conversation with Ruinart resident chef Valérie Radou to know what’s behind her...
Ocean positive, regenerateing water resource: North Sails’ experience
North Sails has coined the definition of ‘ocean positive’ in order to guide a sustainable and committed revolution towards the seas
Biodegradable clothing will not spontaneously disappear from your closet: the AlgiKnit case
You can’t eliminate harmful materials, such as polyester, without replacing it with something else. Kelp can be turned into fiber and that is what we will work with
Weaving stories of Balkan heritage into three-dimensional tapestries: House of Ita
«Now we call it sustainability. But using materials that already had a life gives them and our story a continuity». In conversation with textile designer Margarita Aleksievska Sclavi, House of...
Fibretrace: the technology able to track the product lifecycle also after being recycled
Transparency is at the basis of a technology created to be implanted inside the fibers and to trace the entire production process
Nio cocktails – How to offset carbon emissions in the real world, examples from the beverage sector
What expedients are beverage companies implementing to offset emissions and how collaboration with dedicated companies leads to achieving neutrality
Development of the raffia supply chain, a material to be used in the fashion industry
From the humanitarian and social project to the development in terms of production attentive to the biodiversity of Madagascar, the case of Made For A Woman
A 55.55 carat diamond: the 100th anniversary of N°5 Chanel talking with Patrice Leguéreau
The Director of Chanel’s Fine Jewelry Creation Studio describes the journey that led him to Collection N°5 Grasse, its jasmine and May rose fields, and the pink, red and yellow...
How much does blockchain lead to transparency? TrusTrace and Authena cases
Proper use of blockchain and NFC technologies is key to not waste their use. In a conversation with the providers TrusTrace and Authena, they explain the why and how
