#material-innovation

#material-innovation

The onset of tariffs forced businesses to quickly decide whether to pass on the cost to customers or eat it themselves. Some businesses have even decided to up and move manufacturing facilities to the U.S. to circumvent at least some of the blow. From an outsider's perspective, this feels like a one-two punch for consumer goods companies, manufacturers, and supply chain practitioners-especially since many had only recently recovered from the massive disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Allbirds aims to revitalize its brand with the Remix collection, made entirely from waste materials, including landfill-bound clothing and old shoe scraps.

Papuli's sculptures, handcrafted as a 'sculptographer', redefine paper's conventional associations, showcasing its strength through their tactile forms and juxtaposing solidity with luminosity.