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📣⚡The future is here now - 5 amazing innovations from the Future Fabrics Expo 2024 ⬇️ 🔵 The Solena Materials Limiteds team recently wrapped up exhibiting at #FutureFabricsExpo during London Climate Action Week. 🌍 With over 10,000 sustainable solutions and a dedicated Innovation Hub, it is clear the answers to the world’s environmental and climate issues are already here. ⬇️ Some interesting and exciting areas of sustainable innovation include: 1️⃣ Making fibres from seaweed 🌿 PHYCOLABS is advancing regenerative fashion by using seaweeds to develop thread and textile fibres. 2️⃣ Alternative leather materials 💼 These can be made using a variety of sources: MYCOTEX by NEFFA uses mycelium and Arda Biomaterials uses brewery sidestreams. 3️⃣ Cost-effective sustainable yarns 🧶 Nanoloom has developed biodegradable graphene yarn to compete against commercially available yarns on the market. 4️⃣ 3D soft goods 🧸 Simplifyber uses plant-based fibres to create entire 3D-shaped soft goods directly in a single step. 5️⃣ Sustainable colouration solutions 👕 Post Carbon Lab offers sustainable microbial dyes for textile applications. + (Bonus) 6️⃣ High-performance non-oil derived fibres 🧵 At Solena Materials, we design new proteins to develop fibres that overcome significant sustainability issues with traditional synthetic textiles. ⏩ Reach out to learn more about our technology: https://lnkd.in/eWg78RJe Thanks to all those who engaged with Estelle Guillemois and Liam Ives throughout the Expo, including: Thamires Pontes, Philip Cohen, Maria Intscher-Owrang, Hannes Hulstaert, Victoria M., Annabelle Lancaster, Craig Smith, Patrick Michel, Valentina Gomez, Clare Lichfield, Gabriele Verikaite and Brett Cotten. The Sustainable Angle Magazine London #SustainableFashion #SustainableTextiles #TextileIndustry #FutureFabrics #NextGeneration #MaterialsRevolution #SustainableSourcing #LCAW24 #NextGenSolutions
Sue Maree
1mo
If we get the fabric right, will it solve the recycling issues? Many fabrics can’t be recycled & we produce faster than we can recycle.
Thanks for the mention! It was so great to too you last week at FFE--we look forward to seeing you at the next show!
Thamires Pontes
2mo
Hello Neighbor, It was amazing talking with Estelle Guillemois and learning more about Solena 😍 . Thanks for the mention of PHYCOLABS 💚 💜
Co-founder, Arda Biomaterials | Cambridge MBA for Biotech (MBE) | Author, Gene-trepreneur | 30u30 | Alt Protein, Biomaterials, & Climate-tech
1moThanks for the shout Solena! Well done exhibiting and see you again soon I hope.