Collaboration
When two brands or personalities team up, they often create something great. Exclusive collaborations are becoming more and more common in the fashion and lifestyle industry. Here we show you collaborations with great impact.
Sustainable Innovations: Preview of the Impact Festival 2024
The Impact Festival will bring innovators, investors and political stakeholders together in Frankfurt from 30 to 31 October 2024. We reveal in advance what highlights await us at Europe's largest B2B event for sustainable innovations
Rethinking Plastic: ANSC Salon explores multifaceted perspectives on the plastic problem
Plastic for eternity? A salon of the Arts and Nature Social Club at the Hotel de Rome Berlin highlights the devastating effects of plastic and future-oriented solutions
Woke Washing: Is Diversity the New Tool for Image Promotion?
First greenwashing, now woke washing? More and more brands are using Pride Month to communicate their commitment to sociopolitical issues – even without real values behind it
AI for the Oceans Award honors innovative marine conservation projects
The AI for the Oceans Award honors concepts that use AI and progressive technologies to help preserve the ecological balance of the oceans
Greentech Festival 2024: Paving the way for green innovations
Future-oriented technologies and interdisciplinary exchange at the Greentech Festival 2024 - Berlin under the sign of sustainable transformation
Greentech Festival 2023: 3 days of innovation, networking & knowledge transfer
Disruptive solutions, controversial discourses & dynamic cooperation - these are the key takeaways of the Greentech Festival 2023
Rent & rent out everyday objects with a clear conscience? finein makes it possible
Sharing is caring: How fainin works and what advantages the platform offers in terms of sustainability and security Interview with Maximilian Lehmann, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of fainin
The German Design Council celebrates its 70th anniversary
The international competence center for design is celebrating its anniversary - and with it collaboration, talent promotion, innovation and sustainability
“Mission to Net Zero”: The Greentech Festival celebrates its 5th anniversary
Green technologies, future-proof knowledge & global synergies for transformative change - that's what the Greentech Festival 2023 promises
News: European Fashion Alliance outlines Green Deal for fashion
How the European Fashion Alliance wants to reinvent the European fashion industry based on sustainability, education, politics and innovation
How urban mining promises a waste-free future
Urban mining stands for sustainable and future-oriented raw material extraction. Everything about the innovative strategy for resource protection
Nontalo Kids: Where play, spontaneity and sustainability are in harmony
Design duo Eneris Collective launches Nontalo Kids - A modular and bio-based stool with a playful twist
News: GREENSTYLE brings fair fashion & education to Munich
The fashion industry needs to become more sustainable - this is exactly why GREENSTYLE creates awareness, reach and visibility for forward-looking changemakers
European Fashion Alliance - for a sustainable transformation in the fashion industry
With the vision to create a sustainable, integrative and innovative fashion system
5 Questions to Next Gen Designer Sep Verboom
“If we as designers and consumers know nothing about the product, we cannot evaluate it” AN INTERVIEW WITH SEP VERBOOM, FOUNDER OF LIVABLE
Fashion x Craft - the funding project for young fashion designers
An educational program that goes beyond the limits of classic fashion and textile production
The Dematerialised and Lukso Co-Founder on the New Creative Economy
The marketplace for digital fashion NFTs and the blockchain technology behind them are challenging the traditional fashion industry In an interview with Marjorie Hernandez, co-founder The Dematerialised and Lukso
Kering invests in real leather from the lab – is this the future?
Luxury fashion group Kering has teamed up with VitroLabs - a biotech start-up from California - to develop leather alternatives
Contemporary fashion platform NJAL breaks with old conventions
NJAL founder Stefan Siegel about the problem of the fashion system, his Zalando partnership and the future of fashion In an interview with Stefan Siegel, founder of Not Just A Label
How the Fashion Taskforce enables sustainable change in fashion
The Fashion Taskforce is launching a digital ID that has the potential to offer consumers transparency and sustainability in fashion
Veja x Marni: sneakers at the intersection of sustainability and creativity
High-fashion upgrade for Veja - Veja x Marni launches sustainable sneaker collaboration as a symbol of new luxury
Art meets design: Herzog & de Meuron goes into series production with Corker
Cork design from a co-production between the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei and the Swiss architecture firm
Fashion Week Highlights – Sustainability Recap
New York, London, Milan, Paris - and Copenhagen. Everything about the Fashion Weeks and what the Big Four can learn from the CPHFW in terms of sustainability
Brave New World: Is the Metaverse bad for the environment?
Technologies such as VR, gaming, crypto, blockchain and NFT are now uniting in the digital metaverse – how sustainable is the hype?
The Future is Now - 3D design innovation is revolutionizing fashion
The exceptional Austrian designer Julia Körner talks about the future of 3D printing as a combination of design, innovation and sustainability In an interview with Julia Körner, founder of JK Design
Design Museum London: Waste Age - What can Design do?
Designers are rethinking our relationship to everyday objects
Responsible fashion through disruptive innovation and collaboration
Instead of waiting for a change in consumer behavior, The Bear Scouts relies on new solution models for the supply chain In an interview with Dio Kurazawa, Co-Founder The Bear Scouts
News: These are the results of the COP26 climate conference
Between progress and room for improvement: These are the results of the UN climate conference COP26 and its implications for the future
A club opens up new perspectives through creativity, innovation and collaboration
Together with art, science and entrepreneurship, “lobbying for nature.” In an interview with Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer, founder of the Arts & Nature Social Club
News: What we can expect from the COP26 climate conference
This year's UN climate conference COP26 is considered as most crucial for the fight against climate change
News: Sportswear collaboration with resale program “Choose to Give Back”
Together with the second-hand platform thredUP, adidas has launched a circular initiative: “Choose to Give Back”
News: Prince William awards the world's first Earthshot Prize
With the Earthshot Prize, Prince William is launching a 10-year plan to restore the health of our planet
News: Gucci Vault - Young designers on the vintage shopping stage
New collab “Comme Des Garçon X Gucci” in the digital retro space Vault sold out in a few hours
Sponsoring Sustainability Events - Greenwashing or Commitment?
Sponsoring sustainable brands and events is becoming more and more popular - but why? We discuss whether it is greenwashing or whether it is making a real contribution
News: Nike is commercialises AirCarbon biomaterial for CO2 reduction
Nike is collaborating with biotech company Newlight Technologies to reduce its carbon footprint by using the biomaterial AirCarbon
Gamified Luxury puts users in a parallel universe
Gamification creates a new world of fun, technology and profit - everything about the new attraction and how the trend can be used for positive development
Tomás Saraceno x Maison Ruinart: AR Art in the rhythm of nature
Declaration of independence from fossil fuels: Tomás Saraceno's “Movement” installation for Ruinart balances sustainability, art and AR technology
Large impact on GDP expected by 2050 due to global warming
A loss of up to 18% in global GDP could be recorded by 2050 if global temperatures rise by 3,2°C
News: Drake on the way to climate neutrality with Startup Aspiration
World-famous musician Drake is rising as an investor and collaboration partner at Aspiration, a Los Angeles startup specializing in sustainability and financial services
News: Reform the Future - Frankfurt Fashion Week meets SDG Summit
For the first time, the Frankfurt Fashion Week and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Summit took place from July 05th to 09th, 2021. We were there and learned what the future of the sustainable fashion and textile industry will bring with it.
News: Adidas x Allbirds co-creation for the lowest-emission sneaker
Collaboration instead of competition is the name of the game at Futurecraft.Footprint - the sneaker with the lowest CO2 footprint to date
News: LVHM x Google Cloud Promotes AI-Based Luxury Experiences
Innovation launches for luxury synonym - In its latest collaboration with Google Cloud, LVHM shows how AI and cloud-based solutions promote new luxury
News: Evian (re)new perceptible water bubble designed by Virgil Abloh
Less plastic, more design. Once again Evian and Virgil Abloh have redesigned the future of sustainable water consumption. Read everything about the Evian (re)new here
Let's Flip - when the community decides on sustainable flops
Investigative journalism with the integration of the community for a better future - here we explain how the online magazine Flip works
New European Bauhaus: The Green Deal for NextGenEU
The German Design Council is a partner of the “New European Bauhaus” - a creative, interdisciplinary initiative of the European Commission to promote sustainability
Digital platform connects change makers and supporters worldwide
“As humans, we are so powerful when we come together – it only takes a few hundred people to literally change the world” Interview with Nina Siemiatkowski, Founder Milkywire
News: Chanel and Cambridge University sustainability partnership
A three-year cooperation between Chanel and CISL to promote sustainability and inclusion
Piñatex, Lino or Mylo - What is vegan leather and the innovation behind?
Fashion brands are currently leading the way: bags, shoes and clothing made from pineapples, palm trees and mushrooms - everything about the innovative leather alternatives
Sustainable outdoor brands: The best 10 brands for functional clothing
Climbing, skiing, surfing or hiking – outdoor clothing is a must-have for leisure time. Here are the top 10 sustainable outdoor brands
News: Hermès launches Victoria travel bag made of mushroom-based “leather”
The high-fashion house Hermès, known for its exclusive leather goods, is breaking with tradition and, in cooperation with MycoWorks, is launching a bag made from lab-grown mycelium
What we can expect from the future new work culture
A shift in values towards collaboration, creative solutions and agility will result in the humanisation of future work
News: Luxury group Kering takes 5% stake in Vestiaire Collective
As part of a financing round, the French fashion group is entering the second-hand market
News: Evian x Virgil Abloh to continue their sustainable commitments
Evian x Virgil Abloh stands for sustainable & innovative design as well as creative projects with a positive impact. In 2021, the duo will launch their first recycled plastic bottle
News: Y/Project launches sustainable “Evergreen” collection
Y/Project's “Evergreen” capsule collection consists of the Parisian label's most popular pieces. And produced sustainably to promote environmental protection
Atelier Swarovski focuses on sustainability
The Oscar winner Penélope Cruz is bringing out a sustainable collection with the traditional Atelier Swarovski