Sruli Recht designs "futuristic" footwear for extreme environments
Icelandic artist Sruli Recht has created the Damage collection of 3D-printed shoes that are designed for extreme environments and to help with old age. More
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic torchbearers wear uniforms made from recycled bottles
The white T-shirts and trousers worn by torchbearers carrying the Olympic flame at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay have been made from recycled plastic bottles collected by Coca-Cola. More
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Effekt Footwear launches trainer made from 90 per cent recycled materials
Vienna-based footwear startup Effekt Footwear has made a trainer called Alchemy-X from 90 per cent recycled materials, including ocean plastic and waste from the fashion industry. More
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Valdís Steinarsdóttir makes jelly clothing that can be melted and remade
Icelandic designer Valdís Steinarsdóttir has created a range of translucent, gelatinous garments that are cast into moulds rather than cut from a pattern in a bid to eliminate waste. More
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Six projects by Nicole McLaughlin that use ordinary objects in unexpected ways
Designer Nicole McLaughlin has collated an anthology of her viral projects, which see everyday items transformed into wearable pieces of design. Here, she shares her six favourite projects from the book. More
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Sonnet155 is a "temporary handbag" made from discarded fruit peels
Berlin design students Lobke Beckfeld and Johanna Hehemeyer-Cürten have developed a translucent fruit-leather bag that dissolves in water and can be used to fertilise plants once it is no longer needed. More
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Fixing Fashion initiative hopes to patch up "broken" clothing industry
Dutch designer Dave Hakkens has launched an online academy that teaches users how to fix "99 per cent of their clothing" in a bid to combat the mounting issue of textile waste. More
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Adidas unveils Stan Smith Mylo trainers made from mycelium leather
Adidas has revealed a mycelium leather version of its classic Stan Smith trainers, becoming the latest in a flurry of brands creating products from the sustainable leather alternative. More
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Hermès creates mycelium version of its classic leather Victoria bag
French luxury house Hermès has partnered with biomaterials company MycoWorks to reimagine its Victoria shopper bag in a leather alternative grown from mycelium. More
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DS Automobiles unveils carbon-capturing clothing collection at Paris Fashion Week
French car brand DS Automobiles has released a four-piece clothing range coated in living algae that sequesters carbon dioxide from the air and turns it into oxygen. More
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Public School creates "backyard compostable" sneaker from kombucha waste
New York streetwear label Public School has collaborated with material scientist Theanne Schiros to create a pair of biofabricated trainers using a leather alternative grown by microbes. More
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Phillip Lim and Charlotte McCurdy adorn couture dress with algae sequins to avoid "reaching for polyester"
Fashion designer Phillip Lim has teamed up with industrial designer Charlotte McCurdy to create a petroleum-free dress covered in bioplastic sequins. More
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Sneature is a compostable trainer made from 3D-knitted dog hair
German designer Emilie Burfeind has developed a sock sneaker with a mushroom mycelium sole and a knitted upper made from canine hair that was shed while grooming and would otherwise have been discarded. More
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Latex "is a noble and natural material that does not kill animals"
Latex can help replace polluting materials such as leather and plastics, according to designers working with the plant-based material. More
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Major fashion houses will sell products made from mushroom leather by next year
Adidas, Stella McCartney, Lululemon and Gucci's parent company Kering have teamed up to invest in a novel material called Mylo, which is grown from mycelium but rivals the look and feel of animal leather. More
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Urbanella is a rainproof cape that packs away into a handy bag
This raincoat by design practice Studio Mesh comprises a zip-up, hooded cape made from recycled materials to offer a more sustainable alternative to umbrellas. More
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Alexandra Sipa weaves discarded electrical wires together like lace for graduate fashion collection
Abstract floral patterns and oversized ruffles are fashioned from reclaimed electrical wires in the Romanian Camouflage collection by Central Saint Martins womenswear graduate Alexandra Sipa. More
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Vollebak designs Plant and Pomegranate Hoodie that you can compost in your garden
Experimental clothing brand Vollebak has created a hoodie from eucalyptus trees dyed with pomegranate, which will break down in a compost heap within eight weeks. More
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Danielle Elsener develops "zero-waste" design system to reform fashion industry
Royal College of Art graduate Danielle Elsener has created a toolkit to help fashion designers reduce waste and save "an insane amount of money" through more efficient pattern cutting. More
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Alexander Taylor launches online clothing platform to tackle fashion industry waste
London designer Alexander Taylor is launching an online platform called ATID that will sell technical apparel made from biomaterials and leftover inventory. More
