Unsere Kleidung sollte entweder recycelbar oder vollbiologisch abbaubar sein. Auch die ewigen Retouren bei Online-Käufen sind Wert- und Ressourcenvernichtung zugleich und längst nicht mehr hinnehmbar.
Die textile Zukunft wird technologielastiger, ressourcenfreundlicher und mit Blick auf die Kreislaufwirtschaft runder. Inputgeber für solche Neuerungen an der Schwelle oft riesiger Volumenmärkte sind auch „grüne“ Start-ups.
textile network stellt einige Startups mit besonderen Kreislauf-Innovationen vor.
Kuori’s materials break down microplastics, cutting them down by 10% every month under natural conditions outside of a composting facility, specifically at 20 °C in soil. They are the first to do this. © Kuori
At the Techtextil, Sybille Castens presented her innovation in weaving technology “V-loom”. © Meisenbach Verlag
In addition to the founders and shareholders Steffen Gerlach (CEO, on the left) and Reiner Mantsch (CTO, on the right), the core team of Eeden consists of Julian Hertrampf (CMO), Tobias Boernhorst (process engineering) and Lennart Marx (chemical engineering). © Eeden
The FibreCoat founders (from left): Dr Alexander Lüking, Richard Haas and Dr Robert Brüll. © FibreCoat
In 2022, Techtextil and Texprocess will be held for the first time in the western section of Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre with Halls 8, 9, 11 and 12. © Messe Frankfurt/Pietro Sutera
Bionic Pop Artist Viktoria Modesta had a voluntary below-the-knee leg amputation and began modeling at the age of fifteen. © Wear It Innovation Summit
The selected applications will receive a financial support of 12,000 EUR. In addition the beneficiaries will have access to mentoring, as well as training and workshops in which best practices to be implemented throughout the value chain will be shared. © Circoax
The core goal of Zerobarracento is to develop a complete zero-waste production chain; starting from sustainable textile production waste, through the development of textiles, and resulting in a small outerwear collection of zero-waste pieces. © Zerobarracento
Always well frequented: The Tex Started meets Industry events, most recently at the first PolitFashionNight in Berlin. © photothek/Grabowsky
Bill Mitchell: "Billiam Jeans began in 2009 with a sewing machine from Goodwill, hours of Youtube tutorials, and my basement in Greenville, South Carolina". © Levi Monday Photography
“Anyone wanting to found a company should think about digitalisation right from the start.” Airpaq’s founders Adrian Goosses and Michael Widmann © Airpaq.de