i-did: a unique concept within the global circular textile industry
Around 330 million kilos of old textile ends up on the textile waste mountain in the Netherlands every year. At i-did they clean this up by transforming old textiles into recycled felt.
As a fashion retailer, how can you better sell your sustainable range? This is what 60 design students from The Hague University of Applied Sciences pondered in the Next Fashion Retail research project.
An overwhelmingly inspirational day, the 19th of May saw the presentations of the Design with nature students in the context of project Trashure. Students were tasked with using nature to create sustainable design.
REBEL WITH A CAUSE: Ronald Van Der Kemp inspires during keynote speech at THUAS
Rebel with a cause: those were the opening words to the keynote that describe Ronald van der Kemp (RVDK), world renowned couture designer. There is a reason a documentary about him with the same title is set to be...
Promising programme for Professor Monique Berger’s inaugural lecture
On 16 June 2022, Monique Berger, together with the members of her research group, will present the research themes and ambitions of the Technology for Inclusive Movement and Sport Research Group.
Whereas at the beginning of this millennium we had Earth Overshoot Day every year, this year we are celebrating Earth Regeneration Day for the second time. By 31 December 2029, we will have touched only 90 per cent of...
Students present creative concepts to retailers of Next Fashion Retail (NFR)
Clouds of eco-cotton with LED lighting, product information on a clothes hanger with a mini-digiscreen and mannequins floating into space. These are just a few examples of the creative concepts that students presented to...
Each living lab has its own objectives, processes and culture. Sometimes they are deliberate, sometimes they just happen. It is worthwhile, however, to regularly take a moment to reflect: who are we, what do we do and...
Whereas in 2022 we were still struggling with historically high energy costs, this year we have the opposite. The flag is flying at the Mission Zero Centre of Expertise. ‘It is great that we are already reaping the...
Trams, trains and trolleybuses all work with electric overhead wires. This infrastructure has been designed to manage large peaks. Even if all the connected vehicles suddenly accelerate at the same time, it does not...
