5th Jan 2023
Standard Fiber, one of the world’s largest suppliers to the home textile market, and Noble Biomaterials, a global leader in antimicrobial solutions for soft surface applications, have formed an exclusive partnership to bring Ionic+ mineral antimicrobial, which protects against the growth of microbes on soft surface materials, to the home textile market.
7th Oct 2022
American chemicals company FRX Innovations Inc and China’s Sichuan EM Technology Co Ltd have collaborated to develop the world’s first halogen-free inherent flame-retardant upholstery fabric solution capable of meeting the stringent British Fire Standard BS 5852; part 1 for furniture. The solution is environmentally sustainable and permanent.
2nd Sep 2022
Spain’s Recypur Eco SL in L'Alcúdia has successfully started up a complete airlay line delivered and installed by international technology group Andritz. The line is designed for recycling of post-industrial and post-consumer foam and was developed for the bedding and furniture industry, with material heights reaching 20 cm and densities of up to 120...
29th Jul 2022
Sheets & Giggles, maker of award-winning sustainable bedding, has announced the launch of its first ever mattress: a sustainable hybrid model that is the most comfortable, affordable, earth-friendly mattress on the market. Sheets & Giggles is a US-based sustainable bedding brand, which has grown by more than 200 per cent year-over-year every year since ...
25th Jul 2022
Bioengineers at the University of Texas in the US have built a mattress and pillow system, which can trigger sleep by manipulating body temperature. As sleep is possible when body temperature lowers at night as part of the 24-hour rhythm, the new mattress stimulates the body to trigger feelings of sleep using heating and cooling functions.
25th Jul 2022
Furthering its commitment to its growing mattress business and the future of the home textiles market, Standard Fiber has announced that it has opened a new permanent showroom in Las Vegas. The 2,500 square foot space, which the company has been preparing ahead of Las Vegas Market that is currently underway, is located at the Las Vegas World Market.
5th Jul 2022
Netherlands’ Rivertex has announced that the sustainable credentials of RiverCyclon were recently tested by EPEA, an institute who have pioneered innovations for environmentally friendly and circular industrial products. The product circularity passport confirms that RiverCyclon is made of environmentally friendly, non-toxic and recyclable materials.
24th Mar 2022
LifeLabs, a US-based textile innovator making meaningful progress in combating the effects of climate change through thermally-efficient textiles, has launched bedding and new sleepwear styles to make sleep more comfortable and restorative. LifeLabs utilises its proprietary CoolLife technology to maintain the ideal body temperature throughout the night.
7th Mar 2022
US Lighting Group (USLG) has created Futuro Houses to meet the demands for affordable housing. Futuro Houses offers a self-sufficient, cost-effective, energy efficient housing solution for an off-grid lifestyle. USLG makes futuristic technologies, supplying custom designed recreational vehicles(RV), electronics, and other leading-edge markets.