YKK experts will introduce the innovation behind its new NATULON® Ocean Sourced™ zipper collection at the 2020 Outdoor + Snow Show, to be held January 29 – 31, 2020 in Denver, Colorado. On Wednesday, January 29 at 1:00 PM in booth 56020 – UL, YKK will host a Tech Talk…
Working to address the problem of marine plastic, YKK announces its new NATULON® Ocean Sourced™ collection of zippers made from ocean bound plastic. This premium collection of zippers is made from plastic waste that has been collected within 50 km of the coastline of Sri Lanka. The NATULON® Ocean Sourced™…
Working to address the problem of marine plastic, we are proud to announce our new NATULON® Ocean Sourced™ collection of zippers made from ocean bound plastic. This premium collection of zippers is made from plastic waste that has been collected within 50 km of the coastline of Sri Lanka. The…
QuickFree®, a zipper developed by YKK, has been recognized in the “Personal” category of the 2019 GOOD DESIGN® Awards. Founded in Chicago in 1950 and presented each year by The Chicago Athenaeum, the GOOD DESIGN® Award is considered the oldest and most prestigious global awards program for design excellence and…
Digital platform allows designers to create new designs incorporating YKK® fasteners and send error-free instructions to production, reducing waste and time to market Browzwear and YKK Corporation have announced that YKK’s fastening products will be integrated with Browzwear’s pioneering 3D solutions for the fashion industry. The integration will enable designers to easily incorporate…
Designer and Fashion Institute of Technology assistant professor of economics Yoko Katz has developed the Relaxip™, a blouse meant to ease the recovering process of post-mastectomy operation patients. Katz, a breast cancer survivor herself, underwent surgery five years ago. Her own experience led her to develop a garment that was…
YKK has teamed up with Ubuntu Life on its Fall 2019 line of bags handmade by their Maker Mums in the Maai Mahiu region of Kenya. One hundred percent of Ubuntu Life profits support social impact programs in Kenya that are empowering the communities they work in through job creation….
