Global sustainability organization Fashion for Good (FFG) has selected six young designers for its ‘Grow’ talent project, a three-month program to develop ‘sustainable’ garments using biomaterials. As per an Eco Textile report, the selected designers include Frederieke Broekgaarden, Charlotte Bakkenes, Huong Nguyen and Eva Sonneveld; content creator Christan Mpamo and copywriter Zainab Goelaman. These were selected from over 100 applicants whittled down by a jury of creative professionals and Katrin Ley, Managing Director, FFG

A part of FFG’s year-long exhibition Grow, the project focuses on biomaterials in the fashion industry. The ongoing first project will run from June to September. At this project, the selected participants will create products for the second exhibition, Grow 2.0, which will launch in October.

Over the course of the project, the participants will receive guidance and support from the jury, FFG team, as well as selected mentors. Materials will be provided by innovators Flocus, based in the Netherlands with textiles made from Kapok fibre, Finnish innovator Spinnova that supplies its cellulosic based fibre, French-Indian innovator Green Whisper, that creates banana fibre-based textiles, and American innovator Natural Fiber Welding that developed Mirum, a plant-based, plastic-free leather that is entirely recyclable.