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Dutch Design Week, the largest design event in Northern Europe, is back once again this October to show how pioneering designers around the globe are changing the world for the better...

In a bid to make the fashion industry more sustainable, designer Elissa Brunato has developed the Bio Iridescent Sequin, a material research and design project that turns cellulose into shimmering biodegradable sequins of...

When Singaporean artist and founder of Rehyphen® Jessica Chuan Yi Xin stumbled upon a stash of forgotten cassette tapes in her room, she brainstormed a way to reuse the material rather than contribute to the growing problem...

We've seen many uses for algae, but Dutch designer Nieke Hoogvliet takes the cake for coming up with one of the most unique designs we've seen. Using yarn made from kelp, Hoogvliet created a gorgeous green rug. The Sea Me...

We've seen many uses for algae, but Dutch designer Nieke Hoogvliet takes the cake for coming up with the most unique algae design. Using yarn made from kelp, a large seaweed and one of the biggest types of algae, Hoogvliet...

For those of us living in the northern hemisphere, the holiday season involves cold weather, warm beverages, and cuddly knits to help us stay warm. To help get everyone on your list bundled up and cozy, we’ve put together...

INKAcases are sustainable laptop sleeves that are made in the remote Andean highlands of Peru and have multiple social and environmental benefits. The production of INKAcases provides impoverished artisans a way to continue...

Unless you grew up at the seashore or work in the sailing industry, you’ve probably never thought about what happens to marine rope once it’s no longer useful aboard a boat...

Thanks to a groundbreaking discovery by Ohio’s Air Force Research Laboratory, ordinary silk is now good for a lot more than making pretty clothes. A group of researchers have developed a chemical coating that’s...

This week Levi‘s invited Inhabitat to their San Francisco HQ to celebrate their first collection of products made with Better Cotton. The initiative is working with 40,000 farmers to produce cotton using less water...

To this day “eco fashion” still gets a bad rap. Greenies tend to think anything having to do with fashion is extravagant, ridiculous and wasteful, while many in the fashion industry still cringe at the word “eco”,...

Researchers have discovered that a special diet of mulberry leaves and dye allows silkworms to produce brightly colored silk.

From shoulder pads to leg-warmers, there are a litany of ’80s “inventions” we hope never see the light of day again. Not so with activated carbon cloth, however. The flexible and inexpensive material was...

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