News
20 May 2026
Symposium The New Thread success
The first edition of the symposium The New Thread was completely sold out. The large turnout and the energy in the room underlined the broad commitment within the textile sector. The programme came about thanks to contributions from several NewTexEco partners, including Fibershed, De Museumfabriek and Enschede Textielstad. The morning focused on circularity. Presentations and […]
20 May 2026
Perica Savanović links international network to NewTexEco
Perica Savanović recently showed in Belgrade how textile repair can not only be a technical or aesthetic act, but also carries social and cultural significance. During the closing programme of the international project Repair the Fabric: Healing Voices and Patterns Across Generations, he gave a lecture on the role of design, textiles and collaboration in […]
19 May 2026
Join the survey on the Digital Product Passport for textiles
What does a workable and reliable Digital Product Passport (DPP) for textiles look like in practice? Within the NewTexEco project on the Digital Product Passport, researchers and professionals from the textile chain are jointly investigating which information is actually needed, feasible and usable. The first round of Delphi research within the M-DPP project has now […]
19 May 2026
Hogeschool van Amsterdam welcomes international Textile ETP Conference
At a crucial moment for the European textile and fashion industry, the Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) welcomes the international Textile ETP Conference from 26 to 28 May 2026; the European platform for future-proof clothing and textiles. In Amsterdam, science and industry will consider the profound change that awaits the sector, thanks to new European laws […]
19 May 2026
Lucie Huiskens joined advisory board NewTexEco
From 1 May, Lucie Huiskens joins NewTexEco’s advisory board. She was previously involved in our research and knowledge network as programme coordinator. Last year, she handed over her duties to Lianne van Roekel and took leave of the core team. During that period, she also published, during Dutch Design Week, the e-magazine From loose threads […]
18 May 2026
Updates from the Steering Committee
José Teunissen was appointed interim dean of the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences on 1 May 2026, succeeding her predecessor Frank Kresin. In this new role, she joins the steering committee of NewTexEco. She will remain involved as professor within the Fashion Design & Identity research group (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences). Frank Kresin has […]
18 May 2026
Projects wanted for Smart Solutions Semester Saxion
Saxion will restart the Smart Solutions Semester in September 2026, in which around 900 students will work in interdisciplinary teams on current and complex issues from professional practice and lectureships. For Learning Community 37: Sustainable & Functional Textiles, Saxion is looking for new projects from the field and partners. Within the Smart Solutions Semester, student […]
18 May 2026
Cotton-rich textile waste gains ground as cellulose fibre feedstock
The article below was provided by our partner SaXcell and based on an interview previously published on TexSpace Today. It shows how cotton-rich textile waste is increasingly being used as a raw material for new cellulose fibres, a development that is closely aligned with NewTexEco’s circular ambitions. The textile industry faces a major challenge: the […]
29 April 2026
Preview: students preparing for State of Fashion
Students from the Master’s programme in Critical Fashion Practices at ArtEZ University of the Arts recently held their presentations and reviews as part of the Professorship assignment on (In)visible Labour. This moment marks an important intermediate step within the ongoing research project. The presentations give a first glimpse of the work that students will continue […]
8 April 2026
Participate in research on sustainable textiles
The research team of Hogeschool van Amsterdam invites companies to participate in a new research project within NewTexEco: The Business Case for Durability: Collaborative Value Creation in Circular Textile Ecosystems (BUDUCE). The project investigates how collaborative models in circular textile chains create, deliver and retain value for all parties involved. Sustainability as a system driver […]
2 April 2026
Shape the Digital Product Passport for textiles
In addition to the Industry Living Lab workshop series, such as the one held on 13 April 2026, the Molecular Digital Physical Product Passport Project (M-DPP project) is conducting a Delphi Stakeholder Consultation – a structured, multi-stage process designed to form an informed picture of what Digital Product Passports actually require in practice within the […]
23 March 2026
Tax on cheap Chinese packages, a good idea?
A dress for five euros, play sand for a tenner, or a phone case that costs less than a cup of coffee. Chinese online shops are flooding Europe with spot-cheap products and that is not without consequences. The European Commission is therefore going to introduce a tax on cheap packages from outside the EU from […]