Material Innovation Initiative

Andy Bass, Chief Marketing Officer at Ecovative - the mycelium technology company, shares that the process for manufacturing mycelium-based textiles can become a fully circular loop.🌿 Watch the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/eTBSkY64 #Materialinnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Innovation #CircularEconomy

🍊🌵 Ohoskin, startup innovating bio-based next-gen material alternatives to luxury leather from vegetable waste, announced the successful closing of a €300,000 pre-seed funding round. This investment was made by the Motor Valley Accelerator and supported by CDP Venture Capital SGR, through resources dedicated to promoting female entrepreneurship provided by the Ministry of Made in Italy. Ohoskin is determined to redefine the world of luxury materials in the automotive, fashion, marine, and furniture sectors. Recently, they announced a second generation of sneakers in collaboration with MoEa, made with Ohoskin's material, created from orange and cactus waste. "Our team is incredibly grateful for the trust and support from CDP Venture Capital SGR," said Adriana Santanocito and Stefano Mazzetti, CEO and COO of Ohoskin. "With this capital, Ohoskin will be able to expand its product offerings, grow the team, and prepare for the launch of our first official seed round in September. The success and milestones achieved by the startup over these past three years are just the beginning of what we can accomplish." #MaterialInnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Innovation #Leather #Funding #Fashion

This year, AMADEU - Amazonia . Materials . Design United' CEO FLAVIA AMADEU celebrates 20 years! This marks the beginning of a new chapter for AMADEU Materials. 🙌 🥳 Here are some of their achievements this year: 𝗟𝗮𝗩𝗲𝗴™ - 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁-𝗴𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 - After a year of production adjustments and further developments, LaVeg™ has doubled the size! It is now 1.4m - 1.5m width in 25m linear rolls. - DJ Alok wore a LaVeg™ suit designed by Força Studio during Tomorrowland in São Paulo 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 - LaVeg™ featured prominently at São Paulo Fashion Week (SPFW) in Brazil - Força Studio showcased LaVeg™ in a futuristic fashion show LaVeg™ will be exhibited at "Brazil Creating Fashion For Tomorrow," which you can visit for free from the 13th to 17th September 2024, at the Brazilian Embassy in London. This exhibition promotes female leadership in the fashion industry, with a special emphasis on environmentally sustainable innovative products and services. #MaterialInnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Fashion #Innovation #FashionWeek

GALY announced the closing of an oversubscribed $33 million Series B financing led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) with participation from new investors H&M Group and Inditex. The funds will fuel the expansion of GALY’s research and development on its innovative cellular agriculture platform and its flagship product, “GALY Cotton,” which uses 99% less water and 97% less land than traditional cotton while emitting 77% less CO2, as it advances towards pre-industrial quality and scale. GALY is expanding its cellular agriculture platform beyond cotton to include other plant-cell products, aiming to address a global agricultural market valued at $1.7 trillion annually. "We are thrilled to have investors who recognize the crucial role that our climate adaptation technology will play in our daily lives,” said Luciano Bueno, CEO and Founder of GALY. “GALY’s lab grown cotton is on the verge of a breakthrough and could reduce reliance on virgin cotton if successful. We’ve been supporting the company’s progress since 2019 and are really excited to be part of this latest investment round. About 60% of the materials we source for our products is cotton and we have high ambitions that all our materials come from recycled or other sustainable sources by 2030, so partnering with GALY makes perfect sense,” said Martin Ekenbark, H&M Group, Circular Innovation Lab Lead and Board Observer at GALY. https://lnkd.in/gWeeS-xM #MaterialInnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Funding #Textiles #Innovation

Faherty Brand collaborated with the circular material company Circulose (formerly Renewcell) on a new collection made entirely from textile waste. Circulose says this collaboration with Faherty Brand showcases a collection that blends “timeless design” with a dedication to reducing environmental impact - the new collection features garments made entirely with circulose. “Over the past months, Faherty Brand has been diligently working with suppliers to develop our Fall 2024 launch of viscose made with Circulose. This adoption contributes to a positive environmental impact, aligning with our broader impact goals. It also supports our commitment to Canopy by encouraging the use of next-generation fibres. By integrating Circulose into our products, we’re taking significant steps towards a more circular and responsible fashion industry,” said Lisa Diegel, director of global sustainability at Faherty Brand. Circulose senior director of business development and strategy Dr Anna Sammarco added: “It is exciting to be working with Faherty Brand and to boost our shared vision for circular fashion by using Circulose in the collection. This partnership is a testament to exemplary collaboration aimed at implementing a scalable model for circularity. Circulose is the only next-gen material made from 100% recycled textiles that is available at scale. Thank you for believing in our vision and helping us take steps toward a more sustainable future in fashion.” https://lnkd.in/eqhnS6iF #MaterialInnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Fashion #Textiles #Collaborations

Anti-fur protests used to be fairly common occurrences during New York Fashion Week. However, after several major designers and brands pledged to stop selling fur, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) set their sights on getting the fashion industry to give up leather. Stella McCartney will be reviving the “I’d Rather Go Naked” campaign at New York Fashion Week with an “It’s About F*cking Time” we ended the use of leather. Stella, who has never used leather in her collections, will make a major statement in the windows of her SoHo store. Actor Caylee Cowan and other animal lovers will appear Tuesday with strategically placed “No Leather Ever” signs and briefs from Karla Welch’s The Period Company. They and other supporters will then march from the Greene Street boutique to Washington Square Park. The event will double as the launch of McCartney’s winter campaign and PETA’s “No Leather Ever” pledge. https://lnkd.in/e2s8qWA6 #Materialinnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Fashion #Collaborations

While next-gen wool should (by definition) have a lower environmental impact without the animal-cruelty, these factors alone are not sufficient for success. Next-gen wool must also meet the performance attributes of wool and be cost-competitive. Discover more in our blog here: https://lnkd.in/eNFYTAR3 #Materialinnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Innovation #Sustainability #Fashion #Textiles

Volkswagen announced a collaboration with German start-up revoltech to research and develop sustainable materials based on industrial hemp as a substitute for imitation leather. These could be used as a sustainable surface material in Volkswagen models from 2028. This material made from what is known as industrial hemp cultivated for the food industry is an all-natural, 100% biological single-layer surface material called LOVRTM (the letters stand for leather-free, oil-free, vegan and residue-based) that is being developed specifically with the automotive industry in mind. Andreas Walingen, Head of Strategy at the Volkswagen brand: “The sustainable use of resources is a key pillar in our ACCELERATE strategy and is therefore firmly anchored in our mindset and our actions. Our clear goal is to fuse customer wishes, sustainability requirements and corporate interests.” Lucas Fuhrmann, CEO and co-founder Revoltech GmbH: “Our innovative surface material called LOVR™ that we are developing and testing for the automotive industry in cooperation with Volkswagen is scalable and groundbreaking for sustainability in the automotive sector.” https://lnkd.in/dYNWRrna #MaterialInnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Innovation #Automotive

14 next-gen collaborations from July! 🤩 Here are some of the collaborations featured in our July Lookbook features: - Herman Miller® offering a new leather alternative for upholstering their iconic Eames® Lounge Chair and Ottoman. - Cadillac and Maserati unveiling one-of-a-kind vehicles with next-gen leather materials in the interior. - Fashion brands like Stella McCartney, Melina Bucher, and Maison Maes releasing new handbags. - Designer Drew Veloric launching a knitwear collection made with materials from three separate innovators. Keep up with the trends and new releases in the next-gen materials space here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eMkfrQdF #MaterialInnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Sustainability #Collaborations #Partnerships #Fashion #Automotive

Arda Biomaterials announced a collection of sustainable fashion accessories crafted with New Grain, next-gen material developed using spent brewery barley grain from London’s iconic craft beer producer Beavertown Brewery. Environmentally, the material is said to offer significant benefits, reducing CO2 emissions by 97% compared to conventional leather. It also eliminates harmful tanning processes and avoids contributing to microplastic pollution. TJ Edward Mitchell, CTO of Arda Biomaterials, shares: “This partnership is a perfect example of how we can be fast-movers in supporting local supply chains and contributing to a circular economy, all while offering consumers unique products directly linked to their favourite breweries and distilleries, such as Beavertown.” Brett Cotten, CEO of Arda Biomaterials CEO, says: “This partnership with Beavertown not only highlights the potential of New Grain™ as a completely novel material rooted in science, but also showcases our incredible speed. The Arda team strives to commercialise our innovations with haste at scale, so that we may reduce humanity’s reliance on animals and plastics for materials.” https://lnkd.in/eQyaDBQX #Materialinnovation #Nextgenmaterials #Innovation #Sustainability #Leather #Collaboration #Partnership