Industry and Retail

1+ hour, 55+ min ago   (672+ words) Polestar says natural leathers are here to stay in the brand's cabins as 'vegan' trim isn't as sustainable as one might think, given their reliance on fossil fuels in their production. Senior Editor – Reviews Polestar's head of colours and materials…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (864+ words) /PRNewswire/ -- ororo®, the most trusted heated apparel brand on the market rooted in bringing premium, timeless, and cost-effective heated gear, announced the... Additional heated liner vest styles & the brand's first-ever heated liner jacket feature flexible fabrics and act as lightweight…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (382+ words) Nike’s outdoor sub-brand All Conditions Gear (ACG) keeps the weight off your shoulders during alpine escapades with its latest release, the ACG Lava Flow Ultralight jacket. As its name suggests, it is extremely lightweight for a down-filled cold-weather piece of…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (497+ words) The Aulumu A18 Armor is a phone case with a spec sheet that reads like a gaming laptop. There’s 1500D aramid fiber, an aluminum heat sink, cooling vents, and a strip that changes color when your iPhone gets hot. At around 49g for…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (174+ words) Cotton Incorporated’s Jesse Daystar, Ph.D., vice president and chief sustainability officer, detailed the measurable progress made by U.S. cotton growers. Hershfield said growers were also among the early adopters of precision agriculture tools—including satellite imagery, drone technology and…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (376+ words) In the age of growing environmental concerns and the search for sustainable alternatives to traditional materials, an unexpected contender has emerged: mushroom leather. As the name implies, this novel material is derived from fungi, offering a potential answer to the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (291+ words) ‘Living textiles’ made from a parasitic fungus could be the next big thing in sustainable fashion. Sure, it’s a little avant-garde, but it might, quite literally, grow on you. What’s more, when they made a series of cuts in the…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (106+ words) Mixmag Asia The Korean & Japanese brands have teamed up with GORE-TEX on a jacket, cap & special edition in-ear monitors Launching October 10, the project looks at how functional materials can be used across a mix of different objects. Clothing comes first;…...

1+ week, 17+ hour ago   (275+ words) Beans, the company behind a diverse array of select shops and brand stores, is opening GEED, a specialty store dedicated entirely to GORE-TEX® products and WINDSTOPPER® products by GORE-TEX LABS®, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Saturday, October 10. The name “GEED” combines…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (181+ words) The Rock Jacket uses 5mm slate squares attached to neoprene, allowing the stone-covered surface to twist and bend like fabric. British clothing brand Vollebak has turned rock into a wearable material with a one-off jacket made from thousands of tiny slate…...