The IMASUS project invites innovative textile companies, designers, researchers, and material pioneers to contribute to a mapping of sustainable and innovative materials. If you developed or are working on a material that challenges the current systems of textile and fashion production this open call is for you.
By Creatives Unite CommunityDeadline: 28 February 2026
Organizer: IMASUS (Imagineering Sustainability) project
Who is it for: designers, universities, startups, companies, research centres, creative practitioners and material innovators working on sustainable textile solutions
For more information and to submit your contribution, click here.
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The IMASUS project invites innovative textile companies, designers, researchers, and material pioneers to contribute to a mapping of sustainable and innovative materials. If you developed or are working on a material that challenges the current systems of textile and fashion production this open call is for you.
The goal is to understand, document, and support the materials shaping the future of sustainable fashion. Through this open call, IMASUS project aims to expand their accessible, science-backed and industry-ready material knowledge base that connects academia, innovators, makers, designers and the textile industry. Participants are invited to submit their contributions before February 28th, 2026.
If you are working on a material that has the potential to support a more sustainable and circular textile ecosystem, we want to hear from you. The project welcomes contributions from:
- Designers & Creative Practitioners: Exploring material innovation at any stage, from idea to prototype to commercialization. Working with experimental textiles, circular design, biofabrication, craft research, hybrid materials, or artistic material development.
- Research Labs, Institutes & Universities: Involved in materials science, textile engineering, chemistry, biotechnology, or applied research in sustainability.
- Companies & Startups: Especially those developing biomaterials, recycled textiles, new fibres, bio-based composites, waste-to-material innovations, or novel sustainable processes.
Before submitting your material, please make sure to read the detailed open call information on IMASUS' official website.
About IMASUS
IMASUS (Imagineering Sustainability) is a pioneering initiative dedicated to transforming the fashion industry towards sustainability and addressing climate change challenges.
Fashion, while influential, is one of the largest contributors to environmental degradation. IMASUS seeks to catalyze a shift in industry practices by promoting sustainable methods, such as using organic materials, recycling, and adopting circular design principles. Their goal is to inspire a widespread change in behaviors and practices, fostering a sustainable, ethical, and creative future for fashion.
