30/09/2020
Exciting news: Marimekko and Spinnova’s collaboration on groundbreaking, sustainable fabrics was recognized as a finalist in the Sustainability category in Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards. The collaboration also received an honorable mention in the Experimental category. Innovation by Design Awards highlights designers and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow through design.
Earlier this year, Marimekko and the Finnish fiber technology company Spinnova presented the first ever printed clothes made of Spinnova's wood-based fiber containing no harmful chemicals. The Marimekko prototype outfits featuring the iconic Unikko (poppy) print and the beloved signature stripes demonstrate the great potential of the fiber innovation for a more sustainable future of the textile industry.
Read more about the collaboration and Spinnova here: https://bit.ly/3jhS2Qk
See the full list of Fast Company’s 2020 Innovation by Design Awards nominees here: https://www.fastcompany.com/innovation-by-design/2020