A Look Back at 2020
With 2020 behind us, Simon Angel reflects on the changes and responses which have mapped ahead a new appreciation and awareness for sustainable design...
Rivet 50 – A Collective Perspective on the Global Denim Industry
We are proud that two of the 50 denim leaders selected for the Rivet Index 2020 are from our Bluezone famiy: Sebastian Klinder & Lucie Germser...
From Trash to Treasure by Youyang Song
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION AW21/22 #4: The designer Youyang Song creates environmentally friendly and stylish textiles from recycled bioplastics...
Perfect Imperfection by Studio Mend
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION AW21/22 #3: At Studio Mend, traces of wear and tear on our favourite garments undergo very unique repairs...
Solar Self by Pauline van Dongen
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION AW21/22 #2: Pauline Van Dongen and Maaike Gottschal have developed a woven textile with thin, flexible solar cells…
Living Material by Iris Bekkers
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION AW21/22 #1: Iris Bekkers uses auxetic materials to create stretchable fabrics that can adapt their structure to their surroundings…
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, Big Changes & New Challenges
Interview with SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS curator Simon Angel about sustainable innovations, big changes and new challenges…
Understanding Sustainable Manufacturing: Our Icon System
Our icon system saves time and streamlines your search process - to quickly and clearly communicate sustainable properties and technical functions…
Fashion Revolution at Munich Fabric Start
We get behind Fashion Revolution, at each show we showcase our exhibitors' powerful answers to the question 'Who Made My Fabrics, Trims, Prints and Denim?’…
Foreign Foraging – Jeannette Lili Weiss on scarcity & abundance
With “Foreign Foraging”, the artist and designer poetically addresses the complex problem of scarcity and abundance in times of climate change…
CT Dairy – Gal Yakobovitch Presents Textile Coating Made From Milk
The designer Gal Yakobovitch tested the use of milk in fashion to develop a water-repellent coating for clothing…
Rinse Off – Caterina Tioli Explores Traditional Techniques & Materials
The Italian designer Caterina Tioli uses the properties of potato starch to stabilise unspun wool for further processing…
Ask The Experts
At the Spring.Summer 21 edition of MFS, industry experts provided impulses and answers to pressing questions at communication islands in the MOC foyers…
Sisal is More Than a Rope
Isabella Monaco set herself the goal to help exploit the undiscovered potential of this natural fibre, to create an alternative to environmentally harmful synthetic materials…
Seamline Project – Gu Qiong emphasizes The Object Character of Clothing
Gu Qiong emphasises the object character of clothing by highlighting and celebrating seams with quilting and colourful, growing yarns…
Growing Fair Fashion in Munich with GREENSTYLE
With 50 brands and innovative approaches from recycling and upcycling to zero waste and circular fashion, GREENSTYLE Munich shows various facets of sustainable fashion…