UK’s Biophilica has been named as the winner of the Fashion District Manufacturing Futures 2021 Innovation Award for Treekind, a plant-based, compostable, leather alternative for the fashion sector. The competition was set up by Fashion District in 2019 to stimulate ideas for use of technology in fashion, and to generate future solutions for industry uses.
Highly Commended was awarded to Modern Synthesis, a biomaterials start-up making cellulose materials by growing microbes, and Nanoloom, creating biodegradable fibre based on graphene that does not shed. Sponsored by the International Strategic Marketing and Engagement (IET) in celebration of its 150th anniversary in May 2021, Biophilica will receive a cash prize of £15,000 as well as a one-year lab membership for rapid prototyping and experimentation, provided by the Mills Fabrica, according to a press release by Fashion District.UK's Biophilica has been named as the winner of the Fashion District Manufacturing Futures 2021 Innovation Award for Treekind, a plant-based, compostable, leather alternative for the fashion sector. The competition was set up by Fashion District in 2019 to stimulate ideas for use of technology in fashion, and to generate future solutions for industry uses.#
Supporting the development of these innovative solutions is a crucial part of Fashion District’s remit, an important piece of our dynamic network that aims to help the fashion industry thrive. This year’s challenge focused on solutions that can revolutionise any part of the fashion supply chain and drive future growth in the industry. The shortlist itself was selected from a host of impressive and creative applications by our esteemed panel of industry experts. This year’s cohort is composed of ten start-ups who showed true innovation and the potential to change the future of manufacturing.
Treekind is estimated to be carbon negative, recyclable as green waste, home compostable, non-toxic and completely free of plastic and petrochemicals. With Treekind, we want to support the transition to local, sustainable manufacturing and consumption.
“Manufacturing Futures 2021 has brought forward truly cutting-edge start-ups with some ground-breaking technologies. We have a real opportunity to collaborate, both within the industry and with other sectors, to bring on the brightest and most impactful innovations to reshape the industry,” Helen Lax, director, Fashion District said in a statement.
“We brought engineers and the fashion industry together to solve some of its biggest challenges, and these innovations certainly show the potential to change the future of fashion manufacturing and completely transform the industry,” Danielle George, MBE, president at IET said.
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