Textile technology group Infinited Fiber Company, has teamed up with material science firm Pangaia to develop the world’s first shirts made from Infinna; a new textile fiber created entirely from textile waste.
The T-Shirt is made from 100% regenerated fibers created from post-consumer textile waste. An alternative to cotton, which requires vast agricultural land and water to grow, Infinna reutilizes waste and. It incorporates responsible chemistry by replacing animal -grade urea with the toxic carbon disulfide used in normal viscose production. The color is inspired by the wonder of the night sky. As space is a nearly perfect vacuum, there’s virtually nothing in-between the stars and planets to scatter light to our eyes – that’s why we only see inky darkness.
The capsule will be available through PANGAIA Lab, the discovery platform within PANGAIA, whichbrings advanced technology to lifestyle goods and makes it possible for people to wear the future. The capsule will keep textile waste out of landfills and make textile circularity an everyday reality by demonstrating that fabrics made from 100% recycled fibers do not sacrifice look or feel.
Infinna™ is created from cotton-rich textile waste that is broken down at the molecular level so that the cellulose in the cotton can be captured and be reborn as new fibers. Because it’s made of cellulose – a building block of all plants – Infinna™ is biodegradable and keeps biomass in circulation. The long-term vision for the technology is for clothes made with it to be recycled again in the same process together with other textile waste.
