Amsterdam innovation spotlight: Merging tech with sustainability | Vogue Business

From The Fabricant to MycoTex, the Dutch city of Amsterdam is full of good ideas for fashion.

Save this story Save this story Never mind Van Gogh and the canals: Amsterdam is building a growing reputation at the confluence of fashion and technology with a stream of startups attracting interest beyond the Netherlands. In the 2020s, the Netherlands breeds startups that push fashion to experiment in both technology and sustainability, such as 3D digital design, biodesigned textiles and new manufacturing techniques. With sustainability at the core of their philosophy, they are helping fashion to reimagine its business models. “Our fashion ecosystem covers all aspects of sustainability, dig

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