As you know, last month we held Fixing the Future Festival here in Barcelona and it was a blast! There...
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Atlas of the Future and Fashion Fictions are looking for digital storytellers to create a simple game based on an...
See moreMore than 70 international experts, with more than 50 ideas and projects to inspire change, will meet on 16–17 September...
See moreMarina Testino is an award-winning ARTivist who works at the intersection of fashion and advocacy. It’s well known that the...
See moreFixing the Future Festival, held on 16 & 17 of September at CCCB (Barcelona), is an all-encompassing experience, with talks,...
See more“You cannot respect something without loving it, and you cannot love something you do not know” Jon Kareaga is a...
See moreWe recently dived head-first into the world of music visionary and climate activist Brian Eno. After an inspiring conversation about...
See moreWelcome to World 54, where the production of new textiles has been severely restricted, leading to the development of a...
See moreWelcome to the Mushroom World, an ecologically minded generation of thinkers who adopted mushrooms as their non-human spiritual guides. Once...
See moreGender adviser for climate justice and resilience at Oxfam Intermón, Sandra Sotelo Reyes has always been interested in questioning the...
See moreRun by refugees, Talking Hands is the Italian design & fashion studio where art and storytelling create employment opportunities, tear...
See moreWe recently caught up with entrepreneur, eco-legend and all-round excellent chap Tim Smit. In a winding conversation (incl. digressions into...
See moreTough Turban offers a solution to close the gap between religious freedom and safety for Canadian Sikh riders. In...
See moreSitting comfortably? For the 1 billion people around the world who live with a disability, wearing standard clothing can mean...
See moreDaring conservationist, biologist and adventurer Sacha Dench, a.k.a the “human swan”, is saving migratory species one awe-inspiring expedition at a...
See moreLocated on Canada’s Pacific Coast, an alliance of First Nations is working to protect the ecosystems of an area that...
See moreIn Catalonia, the Associació Obrador Xisqueta creates awareness of a protected native breed while also promoting ethical fashion. Petite,...
See more“I always tell kids the same thing: the future has not yet been written.” Javier Goyeneche believes that children are...
See moreHow can we buy clothes that look great, fit well – and don’t harm the planet? Ecoalf has found one answer:...
See moreFarah Liz Pallaro knows from experience that a career in fashion and wellbeing often don’t go hand-in-hand. That’s why she...
See moreNope, we’re not at church – but this anonymous congregation are here to worship all things creative. Working to a...
See moreThe Fabricademy program is training a global community of transdisciplinary designers to propose new ways of making, designing, wiring and...
See more‘Creative’ and ‘factory’: two words not often seen together. It’s time they were. About a Worker describes itself as...
See more“If we don’t know what we’re saying to each other how can we move forward on a shared path?” Samata...
See moreBel Jacobs and other fashion experts talk to students about the ways that fashion can be damaging to human wellbeing...
See moreFashion has always set out to be bold and original. But real creativity comes from new, different, underrepresented voices. ...
See moreBeing in the spotlight is a chance to get green, seen. The glamorous dresses and stylish suits that grace...
See moreFashion Minority Report is a call for measurable change in the offices of fashion brands across the UK. What...
See moreLook down at your shirt. Have you ever considered where or how it got its colour? Unfortunately, dyeing is one...
See moreThe algae-based bio-company Algaeing not only produces dyes, their patented technology allows for the creation of coloured fibers, changing the...
See moreBlackbirds are the inspiration for SauColors' vibrant blue dye made from waste berries – a possible sustainable alternative for colouring denim....
See moreTômTex uses shellfish waste to create a sustainable alternative to harmful leather practices. Designer Uyen Tran may have developed TômTex...
See moreFaber Futures is revolutionising colour with bacteria, using 500 times less water than traditional dyeing. Assemblage 002 is a reversible...
See moreHow should I take care of my winter woollens? Who can finish knitting my cardigan? What’s the best way to...
See more15 things that have given me joy as Editor of Atlas of the Future Yes, it’s officially time for me...
See moreBold quotes, high end looks, and a top made out of radicchio. This is what the face of slow fashion...
See moreThe combination of laser and ozone technologies allows Jeanologia to finish a pair of jeans using just a glass of...
See moreJustice, conservation, wilderness; soulful, ancestral, unconsumable – these are not words usually associated with the fashion industry. But The Lissome...
See moreForget the ‘latest trend’. This fashion magazine is replacing newness with a different type of luxury: creativity, originality, and slowing...
See more“Fashion is both a powerful art form and a way of communicating that is faster and arguably more powerful than...
See moreYoung people are unleashing their creative brilliance by creating high end couture from everyday junk. At a time when...
See moreA new generation needs a new generation of media. Enter GUAP: a media platform that has earned its description...
See moreThe 'Clothing Man' has transformed the culture of giving – and receiving – in India with his treatment of clothing and...
See moreDespite artisan know-how stretching back to ancient times, independent clothes makers around the Mediterranean now struggle against powerful global brands...
See moreTwo Mexicans have created an eco-friendly leather made from cactus to help save the environment. They want to reduce animal...
See moreWhat if we could rethink, reimagine, remake the world of fashion? Inequality, injustice, pollutants and waste – the fast...
See morePeople have always found ways to use clothes to make a statement. What do yours say? Birdsong began life...
See moreWhat links Arcade Fire, lab-grown chicken burgers, the rare white Arabian oryx, masks made from plastic waste and the circular economy?...
See moreNo one can change the world – or in this case, the fashion industry – on their own. Which is where Sustainable...
See moreThey might not be taking clothes to space, but the AWAYTOMARS crowdsourcing collective have found a new frontier in the...
See moreFashion can be a blueprint for other industries – one that’s regenerative rather than extractive, supporting life on Earth. ...
See moreFounded in 2015, French biotechnology start-up PILI Bio seeks to disrupt the unsustainable production of dyes in the textile industry...
See moreSome clothes become our office staples or Saturday night favourites – but, increasingly, some only ever have a place in our...
See moreFashion just got nerdy – and all the better for it. Post Carbon Lab are opening up the possibilities that...
See moreA picture paints a thousand words – but when it comes to fashion, there’s a lot more to say. Texture is...
See moreThis Berlin-based circular economy startup converts your old clothes into something brand new – and even more stylish. Every...
See moreWe may not give much thought to the insoles that line our shoes – but we use them every day....
See moreRecycling clothes is a complicated business. Making fabrics new again isn’t the only challenge – the threads, zippers and buttons...
See moreNo, not edible clothes – but even better. MycoTEX are creating custom-made clothing from mushrooms, that produce zero waste and...
See moreColèchi’s mission includes working to dismantle bad practices, change mindsets and confronting sustainability and fashion’s relationship with the planet. ...
See moreWhyWeCraft creates immersive experiences for consumers, artisans and designers that take them closer to our cultural heritage of making. ...
See moreWhen does fashion look like magic? When the fibres it’s made from are created not from animals, plants or plastics...
See moreThe problem of fast fashion is – by its nature – accelerating quickly. In the UK alone, people are purchasing five...
See morePathways for Promise, an initiative within the Asian University for Women, is providing free education to talented women from among Bangladeshi garment...
See moreThis activewear helps clean the oceans, reduces waste and limits the number of pieces in our wardrobes – all while...
See moreUpcycling is a key part of a sustainable fashion future: but Denver-based Canned Goods like to go further. As well...
See more Stephanie Benedetto has repurposed fabric in her blood. At the end of the 19th century, her great grandfather started...
See moreSpinnova claims to have created the most sustainable fibre in the world – no small claim! Taking inspiration from the...
See moreEvery second, a garbage truck full of textiles goes to landfill – despite fabric having a significant water, carbon and chemical...
See moreLong-lasting, locally made, affordable classic designs: this isn’t just a beautiful idea, but the reality of Community Clothing. The...
See moreIs this the clothes shop of the future? Imagine walking into a space on your local high street, selecting a...
See moreFibreshed are celebrating the regenerative possibilities of a fashion system that operates close to home, where the clothes we wear...
See moreCan mushrooms be the platform we build the future on? We’ve used mushrooms as food for thousands of years, but...
See moreWho says scraps are useless? Since 2016, the NGO FABSCRAP has recycled and resold more than 200 tons of textile waste...
See moreSwedish Stockings is the first and only sustainable stocking company that is closing the loop by converting its recycled nylon...
See moreImagine if you could donate clean air to the city simply by buying a ring or set of cufflinks? But...
See moreFor many of us, a hole in a much-loved jumper sees it drift to the back of the cupboard and...
See moreShoes might not grow on trees – but this one grows itself. The Shoe That Grows has a clever design that...
See moreWhat if buying and selling clothes was illegal? How about a world where synthetic dyes were banned? Or doing laundry...
See moreCan bacteria generated from the kombucha drink industry be re-processed into a new, more sustainable, vegan, leather-like material? For ethical...
See moreThe fashion industry is well known for its negative impact on the environment. Clothes make up a significant portion of...
See moreThe cotton industry can be thirsty, toxic and exploitative, but the Barcelona/London based Cotton Diaries believes there are better ways to...
See moreToday we are launching the call for our new content channel, #FashionFutures. We’re asking for your help to hear about the...
See moreWant a world with cleaner air? Try on this coat for size. Aldo Sollazzo and the team at WEARPURE.tech have created a...
See moreUpcycling broken fast fashion jewels and reducing waste within the fashion industry, specifically fashion jewellery. The ReJewel Collective, founded in...
See moreEarth Logic is a simple yet transformative call to the fashion sector: to put earth first, pledging loyalty to the...
See moreAre you helping to build a fair fashion sector?Are you a fashion-lover working on ways to reimagine how we produce what we...
See more“Muhra in Arabic means 'foal', but also new beginnings. It represents what we do here." In a discreet five-story building...
See moreYou can find rubber just about everywhere you look in modern society: tyres and protective clothing, household utensils and medical...
See moreThe F.A.K.E. Movement is a platform where vegan and ethical designers can promote proudly their clothes and accessories. Created by Jonathan...
See moreWhen a busy commercial block collapsed due to structural failure in the 2013 Rana Plaza building collapse in Dhaka, Bangladesh,...
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