{"id":10979,"date":"2022-01-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/?p=10979"},"modified":"2022-01-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T00:00:00","slug":"bananatex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koktailmagazine.com\/th\/2022\/01\/22\/bananatex\/","title":{"rendered":"Bananatex\u2014The World\u2019s First Fabric Made From Banana Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’re bananas for this new textile<\/h3>\n

In recent years, we have become more aware of the fashion industry’s incredibly damaging practices, including the frightening amounts of pollution, microplastics, and petroleum it generates. In an effort to reverse decades of damage, innovators around the world have been developing new techniques and fabrics that make use of existing natural materials and will not pollute the environment once we are done with them. QWSTION<\/a> is the most recent on our radar of those transforming fruit into threads. <\/p>\n

The Swiss bag brand has developed a novel fabric produced from banana plant fibres. Sebastian Kruit founded QWSTION with the goal of creating flexible bags for everyday use that are both stylish and environmentally friendly. “We chose to develop our own materials and use natural fibres wherever possible to achieve the highest sustainability,” says QWSTION. “Using organically grown fibres and PFC-free water-repellent coatings allows us to avoid harmful substances and make healthy products.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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