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Camira launches digital toolkit inspired by Pantone 2025 Color of the Year, Mocha Mousse
December 26th, 2024
An example of a 3D mood board created with Camira's design toolkit inspired by Mocha Mousse. Image: Camira Camira, an international textile manufacturer based in the U.K., has launched a suite of digital design tools to assist architects and designers in incorporating the Pantone 2025 Color of the Year, Mocha Mousse, into their interior design […]
FirstSpear and OSI partner to distribute tube fasteners
December 24th, 2024
FirstSpear, a Berry-compliant tactical and military gear manufacturer in Fenton, Mo., and Ocean State Innovations (OSI), a high-performance textiles supplier, announced they have partnered to expand the availability and access to FirstSpear’s patented Tubes® fasteners. About FirstSpear Tubes fasteners Quick release and attachment: Designed for rapid gear donning and doffing with a two-motion technique. Reduced weight: […]
Teijin to invest in Circularise, adopt its supply chain traceability platform
December 23rd, 2024
Teijin Ltd., a chemical, pharmaceutical and information technology company based in Tokyo, Japan, announced that it will invest in Circularise B.V., a company based in The Hague, Netherlands, which develops product traceability management systems using blockchain technology. Teijin will also implement Circularise’s software to improve transparency in its global supply chain. Circularise’s proprietary Smart Questioning solution, which […]
Tukatech welcomes Suresh Dureja as managing director of Canada
December 20th, 2024
Tukatech, a fashion technology company based in Los Angeles, Calif., announced the appointment of Suresh Dureja as managing director of Tukatech's Canada division. Dureja has an extensive background in apparel manufacturing. A graduate mechanical engineer with a postgraduate degree in manufacturing technology from the National Institute of Fashion Technology in New Delhi, India, he brings over three decades […]
bluesign welcomes LIM Group as its first laundry system partner in Italy
December 19th, 2024
As part of its growing denim initiative, bluesign®, a global sustainability solutions provider for the textile industry, announced LIM Group as its first laundry system partner in Italy. The partnership will enable bluesign to be a one-stop resource for LIM teams working with designers, luxury houses and international labels. LIM was founded and has been […]
SDC launches 2024/2025 International Design Competition
December 16th, 2024
The Society of Dyers and Colourists (SDC) has launched its 2024/2025 International Design Competition, inviting students from around the world to tackle this year’s theme, "Color For Good – Creativity in Adversity." The annual competition provides a global platform for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying fashion and textile design at SDC member colleges, offering them the chance […]
A few of this year’s “wow” innovations
December 16th, 2024
It’s the end of the year, and that means a look back and a look forward. In the interests of fitting this into a blog you’ll have time to read, we’re picked just a few choice innovations that have a “wow” factor worth noting. In Dr. Marie O’Mahony’s article, ”Noteworthy innovations in healthcare textiles,” she […]
NUS researchers develop multifunctional robotic fibers
December 16th, 2024
The SHINE fiber can be stretched and knitted into a strap, demonstrating its ability for potential applications including smart textiles and soft robotics. Photo: NUS. A team of interdisciplinary scientists from the Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering under the College of Design and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed flexible fibers with self-healing, light-emitting and magnetic […]
An end-of-year industry wrap-up
December 16th, 2024
NCSU associate professor Sonja Salmon is studying a process for separating blended fabrics into their component fibers so they can be recycled or composted. Researchers there want to separate blended fabrics so their components can be recycled. Enzymes can degrade rayon in this blend (left), leaving clean elastane behind (right). Photo: Sonja Salmon. Research and […]
Partnership promotes cleaner fabric dye and finishing
December 16th, 2024
Green Theme Technologies (GTT), based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has teamed up with Golden Long John to promote the next generation of cleaner and more efficient fabric dye and finishing processes. GTT is the creator of the waterless and PFAS-free EMPEL® textile finishing platform. An extremely durable product, it brings longevity to any textile or […]