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Maker of biobased Naia™ cellulosic yarn to participate in global hub focused on smart fashion

Naia™, a brand of cellulosic yarn from Eastman, announced its collaboration with Milan, Italy-based eco-hub C.L.A.S.S. (Creativity Lifestyle and Sustainable Synergy) to support the fashion industry’s shift toward the circular economy, the economic model characterized as a collective awareness of social and environmental values throughout the fashion ecosystem.

Sustainable Naia™ featured in velour Snow Angel line at Outdoor Retailer.

The Eastman Naia Design Challenge with O’More college may be over but we are loving the final results and thought you would love to see them too!

Now that the Eastman Naia challenge has concluded, the students look back at their design process and discuss with what role Naia had in shaping their design. They also walk us through what they would have changed now that they understand the material better than when they first started.

Natasha Andrews

The Eastman Naia Design Challenge has concluded and Sarah Stevenson, a sophomore from Colorado Springs, CO., was selected as the winner. With the win, Stevenson takes home a $2,500 scholarship toward her 2018-19 tuition. She prevailed over 12 other sophomore and junior fashion design students. Morgan Stengel, a junior from Brentwood, Tenn., was the runner up.