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Fundación Bee2Be has added jewelry to its Abeja: Joya de la naturaleza initiative, a project that uses Mexican design to support the conservation of the melipona bee. For its 2026 edition, students and emerging designers can develop proposals inspired by the species, which is deeply connected to Maya culture, with ideas that can later become jewelry pieces, collections, packaging, or collaborations with brands.

The initiative expanded this year from 10 to 25 Mexican universities and received more than 1,000 proposals. Across fashion, art, industrial design, and now jewelry, the melipona is beginning to appear from new perspectives: as inspiration, object, and creative language. A far more contemporary way of bringing an ancestral species into the imagination of Mexican design.

Bee2Be lleva la conservación al diseño mexicano

Fundación Bee2Be incorporó la joyería a su iniciativa Abeja: Joya de la naturaleza, un proyecto que utiliza el diseño mexicano para apoyar la conservación…

Dana Thomas’ book is being turned into a documentary produced by Cate Blanchett.

Fashionopolis, Dana Thomas’ investigation into the impact of fast fashion, is heading to the screen under the direction of Reiner Holzemer, the filmmaker behind documentaries on Martin Margiela and Dries Van Noten. Thomas also wrote the screenplay and is producing the project.

The documentary will explore the environmental and social impact of a $3 trillion industry, while also spotlighting designers, policymakers and innovators working to transform it.

Fast fashion is coming to the screen. And this time, the story is also about solutions.

Fashionópolis llega al cine

The CFDA and the Bezos Earth Fund, led by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez, have opened applications for the Next Thread Initiative Designer Award 2026, which will award $100,000 to $300,000 per brand to independent labels advancing sustainable design, materials, and production.

The award is part of a $6.25 million, three-year partnership that will also support emerging designers and fashion students.

Eligible brands must be based in the U.S., founder-led, have fewer than 30 employees, and generate at least $100,000 in annual revenue. Applications close August 31.

For the next generation of fashion, sustainability is no longer just a statement: it’s an investment.

CFDA y Bezos Earth Fund apuestan por la moda sostenible