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Author: Anna Brones

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7 Ways Textiles & Design Are Helping Refugees
March 28, 2017

In the face of the refugee crisis, many designers are…

T-Shirt Fundraising for Environmental & Ethical Activists
January 9, 2017
10 Fashion Brands Innovating with Textile Waste
November 18, 2016

In a world of excess, innovation comes not just in…

15 Textile Books To Add To Your Summer Reading List
June 21, 2016

Earlier this year, we rounded up 10 fantastic textile books,…

This needle is one of many used in our Cut & Sew department at the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator.
Heritage Traditions Become Contemporary Take on Luxury
June 9, 2016

Have many heritage traditions become contemporary takes on luxury? Yvon…

Fiber Producers Fight Climate Change With Carbon Farming
June 1, 2016

The concept of carbon farming in fashion has made waves…

Threadbare: A New Book About Fashion, Sex and Trafficking
May 12, 2016

“If the United States isn’t the birthplace of fast fashion,…

Female Farmers Changing The Fashion Industry-Profile: Jeanne Carver
May 10, 2016

This interview is part of a series focused on female…

5 Ways Designers Are Using Pollution For Good
May 2, 2016

Image: Bury Pollution Garment: Alex Tosti Today, one in eight…

An Open-Source, DIY Machine That Turns Plastic Waste Into New Products
April 26, 2016

Image: Precious Plastic Upwards of 13 million tons of plastic…

Are Self-Cleaning Fabrics In Our Future? New Research Says Yes
April 19, 2016

Image: RyanMcGuire Almost a quarter of the water used in…

From Fungus to Fiber: Developing and Using Mushrooms to Make Textiles
April 13, 2016

Image: MycoTEX Forward thinking design innovation is showing us we…

Is Mending The New Shopping?
February 29, 2016

Nudie Jeans photo: Emily Andrews Mending used to be a normal…

9 Female Farmers Changing The Fashion Industry
February 17, 2016

Image: La Rhea Pepper, Organic Cotton Farmer, Co-Founder and Senior…

Hate Planned Obsolescence? Consider the Fairphone
July 22, 2015

Some things wear out faster than others. Part of that…

9 Ways Women Are Getting Abused in the Fashion Industry
May 6, 2015

The fashion industry is full of human rights abuses, and…

9 Cool Projects Where Sustainable Food and Fashion Come Together
March 12, 2015

At first glance, food and fashion may have very little…

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