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Adventure calling? Gear up with Meridian Line, a range of eco-friendly denim designed for conquering the great outdoors. Available for pre-ordering through Kickstarter, the men's and women's jeans infuse ethically sourced...

The pineapple is strong with these sneakers—literally. A collaboration between Star Wars and London-based shoemaker Po-Zu, the limited-edition "Silver Resistance" high-top combines silver woven linen and Piñatex, a leather...

Sew good! Spanish designer Gerard Rubio is back on the scene with his revolutionary digital knitting machine, rebranded as Kniterate. The machine, which was inspired by 3D printing, operates with user-friendly software to...

For its latest collection, Timberland is turning to the bottle—the plastic bottle, that is. The outdoor-wear maker has teamed up with Thread, a Pittsburgh, Penn.-based manufacturer of sustainable fabrics, to transform plastic...

Some of the richest men on the planet got that way on the back's of the poorest. A recent report from Quartz reveals that the fast fashion empire has made the CEOs of Zara, H&M and Uniqlo absurdly wealthy. But that wealth...

Wearing fabric made from cow manure may sound like a terrible, smelly idea, but Eindhoven-based designer Jalila Essaïdi is out to prove that manure-made fabric could be the next great bio-textile...

Donald Trump loves to go on about making America great again, and bringing manufacturing back to the States, but apparently he forgot to take his own rhetoric to heart...

Microbeads are wrecking havoc on our oceans. Commonly used as an exfoliant in facial scrubs and shower gel, these tiny pieces of plastic get washed down the drain and often end up in the bellies of fish and other marine life....

Usually, broken headphones just end up in the trash -- but a new collaboration between Sony and London fashion label Auria aims to change that. The two brands recently debuted the world's first line of travel accessories...

Body armor is essential for protecting soldiers, but it’s also heavy, bulky, and uncomfortable to wear. Research and development into genetically engineered spider silk, however, could revolutionize the future of the protective...

Game of Thrones  Night King, leader of the White Walkers, resurrected hundreds of slain Wildlings in what is now widely considered one of the hit HBO series's most thrilling scenes...

The flag you know today and the flag from when this nation was born are as different from each other as the country itself. Made out of polyester and nylon today, the original flag was made out of wool, cotton or linen, with...

A new rain jacket from Columbia is being touted as the world's first eco-friendly, high-performance jacket without the use of any toxic perfluorinated compounds...

Patagonia's synthetic fleeces (along with fleeces from other manufacturers) are clogging up the oceans, poisoning the food chain and filling up landfills - and Patagonia is leading the charge to change things...

The wonderful mushroom is more than just tasty—the fleshy fungus can even be transformed into a 100% biodegradable vegetal leather. Italy-based textile manufacturer GradoZero Espace has been turning mushroom caps into Muskin,...