PASADENA, California, Nov. 13 -- The Art Center College of Design issued the following news release: Continuing its exploration of issues related to sustainable design, on Monday, November 18, ArtCenter will present Unwrapping the Future: Designing for a Sustainable Tomorrow, an evening looking at the use and creation of sustainable materials by designers, featuring a limited screening of the documentary Seaweed Stories, followed by a panel discussion. Seaweed Stories, presented by Lonely Whal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- Circana, a company that says it is a leading advisor on the complexity of consumer behavior, issued the following news release: * * * Consumers invest in gathering spaces as the furniture industry faces broader challenges * * * While many segments of the furniture market are currently seeing flat or declining sales, kitchen and dining furniture sales are experiencing growth, bolstered by a renewed focus on home gatherings, according to recent Circana in  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The word "shoddy" first came to use in 1832, referring to an early form of recycling in which old wool was shredded and spun with new wool to form a fabric. Nearly two centuries later, textile recycling still follows a similar process. But today's textiles are blends of different materials, from synthetics to natural materials. Additionally, garments are dyed or incl  more

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pennsylvania, Nov. 12 [Category: Materials Management] -- ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, which develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for materials, products, systems and services, issued the following news release: The workshop considers the role of textile standards in the circular economy. ASTM has published a report on a recent workshop, hosted jointly with the National Institute of Standards and Techn  more

CARY, North Carolina, Nov. 13 -- Clothing and Textiles Research, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features textiles, fiber, polymer science, social and psychological aspects of dress from the International Textile and Apparel Association, published research articles on the following topics in its October 2024 edition (Vol. 42, Issue 4): * I can Talk: Corporate Moral Responsibility, Word-of-Mouth, and Shared Values * Just Say "No" to Compulsory Hijab: Exploring the Motivations and Meanings   more

ITHACA, New York, Nov. 14 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Cornell researchers have developed an elegant and sustainable way to clean up waterways: reusing one waste product to remove another. Led by Larissa Shepherd, M.S. '13, Ph.D. '17, assistant professor in the Department of Human Centered Design, in the College of Human Ecology, the team has proposed using discarded silk yarn for the removal of dye and oil from water. Studies on several different forms of silk: fabrics, ya  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Nov. 14 -- The Meet Minneapolis, an association that says it promotes and sells the Minneapolis area as a destination for conventions and meetings, issued the following news release: * * * Art, History and Curiosity Commingle in Museum Offerings Throughout the City * * * Minneapolis boasts 55 area museums with collections spanning thousands of years of history, art, culture and performance art. From unexpected topics to diversity and depth of subjects, visitors to Min  more

MILTON, England, Nov. 11 -- The Journal of the Textile Institute, a peer-reviewed journal that says it features science, engineering, economics, management and design related to the textile industry and the use of fibres in consumer and engineering applications, published research articles on the following topics in its Vol. 115, Issue 11 edition: Research Articles * Development of a textronic system by machine embroidery for sportsmen * Effect of kapok/polypropylene needle punched nonwoven a  more