No Ordinary Cloth: Textile innovations in future materials, manufacturing and sustainability

Mili Tharakan

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Textiles matter! It is the most ubiquitous and powerful material we live with - it has the power to fulfil both our senses and our soul.  Textile innovations are shaping the future of materials, manufacturing, and the products we use every day, with sustainability and circularity driving a radical revolution. The most important shifts in our industry are happening upstream where researchers, designers, material scientists, entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and innovators are creating the future materials that will define the next generation of textiles.  That's what No Ordinary Cloth explores. Host Mili Tharakan, a smart textiles innovator and researcher, unpacks textile material an...

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  • Ep 37. Velvety Natural Flock Fibres from Textile Waste with Sara Robertson, Annika Syrjamäki and Sarah TaylorOct 11, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
  • 🌱 Ep 36. Recycling Nylon, Paper Electronics and Secrets to Scaling a Startup with Luciano Caruso and Chloe So (xFashion District)Sep 7, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
  • Ep 35. Weaving out Waste: How WEFFAN is Forming Garments within Fabric with Graysha AudrenAug 5, 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
  • Ep 34. From Wetlands to Wardrobes: What If Fashion Could Help Heal the Planet? with Julian Ellis-BrownMay 15, 2026 · 1 hr 8 min
  • Ep 33. Part 3 I Clean Run: Detoxing the Running Jacket I Care, Repair and Recycle with Charlotte Krist, Shay Sethi and Wajahat HussainMay 11, 2026 · 1 hr 36 min
  • Ep 32. Part 2 I Clean Run: Detoxing the Running Jacket I Dye, Finish and Construction with Jean Francoise Benoit, Jun Kamei and Matthais FeosselApr 23, 2026 · 1 hr 47 min
  • Ep 31. Part 1 I Clean Run: Detoxing the Running Jacket I Fibre and Fabric with Hitesh Manglani, Jeanne Begon-Lours and Khorceska BatyrovaApr 8, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
  • 🌱 Ep 30. Behind the Label: How Data is Rewriting the Rules of Fashion with Jothi Kanayala and Atnyel Guedj (x Fashion DistrictApr 2, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
  • 🌱 Ep 29. Cotton, Soil & Solar: Re‑imagining the "Quiet King" of Textiles with Catherine Bottrill and Felix Bartlett (x Fashion District)Feb 16, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
  • Ep 28. AI Robotics for Fabrics and the Future of Stitchless Garment Making with Cam MyersFeb 3, 2026 · 1 hr 25 min

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