Purchasing and production are usually responsible for sustainability. However, you can significantly influence costs, material consumption and profitability if you think beyond reusable fabrics – and the key to this is in the hands of apparel designers.

This extremely thin, elastic and tear-resistant membrane, also called gold beater's skin, was used in the past as a separating layer when beating gold leaf.

What if the leftovers of freshly squeezed juice were not disposed of - but a new material could be created from it?

Designer Birke Weber and biochemist Friederike Hoberg are exploring the potential of alternative dyes - specifically, from mushrooms.

A world in which everything is becoming faster, more networked and more digital creates endless possibilities. But why always strive for the new instead of continuing the traditional?

Nature as 3D printer: Material designer and underwater photographer Zena Holloway creates shapes and forms from wheatgrass roots growing in self-carved molds made from beeswax.

Hair creates identity - we dye and style it, create new looks and expressions and thus assign ourselves to cultural or social groups. They lose their meaning and become garbage to be disposed of.

The name says it all: "Choub" means "wood" in Farsi - the material that designer Mehdi Mashayekhi draws on in his Choub project, using innovative methods to create something new:

But then at some point there is suddenly a fundamental break, a completely new attitude to life, a completely different basic mood, a "vibe shift". We are now at such a turning point.

When it comes to textiles, one of the biggest challenges has been the industry taking on the responsibility to examine its processes.

Various developments can be seen - Very interesting and inspiring at the same time: Newcomers are faced with the decision to join the industry or create their own.

Global jeans manufacturer Saitex is going vertical as it officially announces the opening of its first denim fabric making
mill in Vietnam.

"We are continuing the positive, motivated and ambitious mood that is evident at the current shows."

Munich Fabric Start is a big event, packed with diverse and distinct verticals within the event ecosystem. See this in the backdrop of the array of exhibitors and the diversity of visitors, and, presto, it becomes an indubitable place to gauge the pulse of the industry and palpable elements that will become trends in the near future.

Bringing attention to a product's lifecycle, the strategy focuses on design through to end-of-life. The agenda is to kickstart actions that ensure that by 2030 textile products placed on the EU market will be more eco-friendly and long-lasting.

Announcement of the results of the second BLUE LENZ DENIM VIDEO AWARDS...