14 July 2026

Concepts refined during the consortium meeting

On 10 July, the Care & Repair partners met at Fabriek Fris in Ede for a consortium meeting. The meeting focused on the initial draft designs for the pilot phase. By presenting the designs and exchanging feedback, the partners worked together towards the next phase of the project: testing the interventions in practice. Fabriek Fris, […]

9 June 2026

Knit2Last shows potential for high-quality wool recycling

The KIEM HighTech project Knit2Last has reached an important first milestone. In Saxion’s Circular Textile Lab, the first yarns and fabrics have been developed using pre- and post-consumer recycled wool, blended with virgin merino wool from DutchMerino®️. Initial knitting tests show that these recycled materials can be processed on industrial knitting machines. The project thus […]

28 May 2026

Interim results project Care & Repair

The Care & Repair project is in full swing. On Wednesday 8 April, the second phase was kicked off at ArtEZ University of the Arts. In this phase, which runs until October 2026, we will work with partners in the field to design and develop concrete concepts and interventions around maintenance and repair of clothing. […]

4 March 2026

Care & Repair in education and society

What happens when you put a washing machine in the middle of the central hall of ArtEZ University of the Arts and ask students and, later in the streets, shoppers about their clothing and washing habits? This 3-minute short doc makes Care & Repair‘ s research directly visible and approachable. In this short-doc, project leader […]

10 November 2025

From wool remnant to 3D knitted future

In the project Closing the Knitwear Loop, our partner New Industrial Order (N.I.O.) together with chain partners Knit-It (Knit Manufacturer), Stcreative (Digital Design), Favourite Forms (Sizing & Fit) and Marije Lytske Hester (Impact Research) show how innovation, digitisation and circularity reinforce each other. The jumpers shown below are 3D-knitted from fully recycled wool; wool that […]

10 November 2025

Students take the lead in clothing sustainability research

How do students handle their clothes? And what role does that play in the transition to a circular fashion sector? The Care & Repair research project of ArtEZ University of the Arts (ArtEZ) and the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) actively involves students in understanding and changing clothing use. How students wash, dry and care for […]

28 March 2025

Kick-off project Designing Ecosystems for Care & Repair

Tuesday 27 March saw the official kick-off of Designing Ecosystems for Care & Repair (hereafter Care & Repair). This programme, stemming from our research community NewTexEco, was recently selected from 51 submissions by CLICKNL. As many as 25 companies and institutions have shown interest in Care & Repair. The project investigates what systemic solutions are […]

13 May 2024

TEXPOWER project has started

Several consortium members from NewTexEco and Saxion University of Applied Sciences have been awarded a substantial multi-year project called TEXPOWER. In the transition to a circular textile chain, this project aims to develop innovative technologies and demonstrate scalability in closed-loop textile-to-textile recycling.