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Remember the baked chip craze, when all the major chip companies released their version of baked chips with big, splashy marketing all at the same time? Meanwhile, Pringles just sort of laughed...

Material design is all about adapting fabrics to perform better and be less impactful to the environment. The 37.5 Technology by Cocona Labs does both.[...]

You've seen waterproof and water-resistant fabrics and clothing materials before. But look closer. You've never seen water-resistant fabrics quite like this. Supreen's unique fabric is made without any fluorocarbons. These...

Turf is a Chicago-based company that provides innovative products for architectural acoustic solutions. They recently released a new collection of acoustic damping material called Hues, which features 32 different color swatches....

Heidi Barr gained her textile know-how as a costume designer. Now, she uses that experience, coupled with a passion for sustainable kitchen products, as a basis for her business at Kitchen Garden Textiles.[...]

Recent industrial design graduate Shahar Asor is knitting biodegradable children’s shoes out of a sustainable composite material. The shoes are meant to disassemble and disintegrate completely in the wash after a designated...

There are many benefits to clothing repair. Fixing a hole in your favorite jeans or re-attaching a broken button can extend the life of the piece, which is better for the environment and your wallet. From hemming jean bottoms...

The clothing industry sucks up copious quantities of water and leaves behind environmental waste, like chemicals and dyes, in the process. So it’s not surprising that product designers continue to seek out useful and creative...

Brazilian company Insecta is defying the stereotype that eco-friendly fashion can’t be stylish with its line of “ecosexy” vegan shoes. In addition to being completely void of animal-derived materials, the company also...

In recent years, companies have started to repurpose the massive amounts of used-once-then-trashed plastic in new and exciting ways. For example, REPREVE, a sustainable fiber created from 100 percent food-quality and BPA-free...

Since 2000, New York City’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) PS1 art gallery brings to life experimental outdoor installations every summer—and this year’s winning design is shaping up to be its most innovative project yet...

MycoTEX - textile made of mushroom mycelium. The world is dynamic. However our textiles are not. They have been with us all our lifetime, but they do not seem to have changed much. In fact, we actually require them to remain...

Despite its complex appearance, AMAZE was easily and quickly constructed using an affordable and secure scaffolding system for its base. The prefabricated and modular system of metal pipes lent itself to a linear grid-like...

There's really nothing like the fresh scent of newly washed laundry, so it's too bad that many of the products we use to get our clothes clean are downright scary...

Ladies, let's talk. When it's "that time of the month", leaks can be an issue. Many of us reach for the old, worn underwear in the back of the drawer, because who wants to risk destroying those fancy panties you save for...