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LOVR™ wins the German Sustainability Award and the German Ecodesign Award 2025

LOVR™ received two awards: the German Sustainability Award 2025 and the German Ecodesign Award 2025.

LOVR™ is a bio based material made from hemp residues and other ingredients. It’s designed as an alternative to animal leather and fossil based synthetics, with a focus on circular use and a cleaner end of life.

These awards matter mainly because they tend to look at more than looks. They consider things like environmental impact, design quality, and whether an approach can work beyond small prototypes.

Next steps are the next production run and continued testing in new applications with partners.

Photo Credits: Christian Koester, Dariusz Misztal
2.12.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
LOVR™ wins the German Sustainability Award and the German Ecodesign Award 2025

LOVR™ received two awards: the German Sustainability Award 2025 and the German Ecodesign Award 2025.

LOVR™ is a bio based material made from hemp residues and other ingredients. It’s designed as an alternative to animal leather and fossil based synthetics, with a focus on circular use and a cleaner end of life.

These awards matter mainly because they tend to look at more than looks. They consider things like environmental impact, design quality, and whether an approach can work beyond small prototypes.

Next steps are the next production run and continued testing in new applications with partners.

Photo Credits: Christian Koester, Dariusz Misztal
2.12.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Up2Circ milestone: MATTR™ takes a big step toward circularity

We’ve wrapped up our Up2Circ project focused on moving MATTR™ closer to circular production.

Three results came out of the work:

- Compost test: MATTR™ fully degraded in under six weeks in a green-waste compost heap under natural conditions.

- Scrap reuse: Production offcuts were recycled back into the process, showing a realistic way to cut manufacturing waste.

- Continuous production: MATTR™ was made in a continuous run for the first time, which is a key step toward larger, more consistent output.

Up2Circ is an EU initiative that supports projects aimed at the circular economy. This project helped us validate MATTR™ with field-based tests, not just lab work.

Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).

2.12.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Up2Circ milestone: MATTR™ takes a big step toward circularity

We’ve wrapped up our Up2Circ project focused on moving MATTR™ closer to circular production.

Three results came out of the work:

- Compost test: MATTR™ fully degraded in under six weeks in a green-waste compost heap under natural conditions.

- Scrap reuse: Production offcuts were recycled back into the process, showing a realistic way to cut manufacturing waste.

- Continuous production: MATTR™ was made in a continuous run for the first time, which is a key step toward larger, more consistent output.

Up2Circ is an EU initiative that supports projects aimed at the circular economy. This project helped us validate MATTR™ with field-based tests, not just lab work.

Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA).

2.12.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Adding Leica to our portfolio

Leica has launched a new strap for its mechanical watches made with LOVR™.

The strap surface is plant-based and plastic-free, and it’s designed to meet the usual requirements for a watch strap: feel, structure, and long-term wear. Production is in Hesse, where both Leica and revoltech are based.

The main point here is practical. This is a real consumer product in a category that expects consistency and durability, not a concept sample.

Available through Leica.

14.11.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Adding Leica to our portfolio

Leica has launched a new strap for its mechanical watches made with LOVR™.

The strap surface is plant-based and plastic-free, and it’s designed to meet the usual requirements for a watch strap: feel, structure, and long-term wear. Production is in Hesse, where both Leica and revoltech are based.

The main point here is practical. This is a real consumer product in a category that expects consistency and durability, not a concept sample.

Available through Leica.

14.11.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Back from the Botanical Garden

LOVR™ and MATTR™ were tested in a green-waste compost heap at the Botanical Garden in Darmstadt, alongside a PU-based “vegan leather.” All three sat in the same pile under the same conditions.

Results we observed:

- MATTR™: fully broken down after 137 days

- LOVR™: fully broken down after 320 days

- PU material: no visible change over the same period

We’ll keep the other materials in the compost heap to see what changes over a full year.

Disclaimer: Biological breakdown observed under natural composting conditions at the Botanical Garden Darmstadt. Not certified under EN 13432.

12.9.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Back from the Botanical Garden

LOVR™ and MATTR™ were tested in a green-waste compost heap at the Botanical Garden in Darmstadt, alongside a PU-based “vegan leather.” All three sat in the same pile under the same conditions.

Results we observed:

- MATTR™: fully broken down after 137 days

- LOVR™: fully broken down after 320 days

- PU material: no visible change over the same period

We’ll keep the other materials in the compost heap to see what changes over a full year.

Disclaimer: Biological breakdown observed under natural composting conditions at the Botanical Garden Darmstadt. Not certified under EN 13432.

12.9.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Unplugged, recharged, and more connected than ever

Last month, our team went to the Mosel for an offsite.

Because our work is split between lab and office, it’s not easy to get everyone in the same place. So we used the time for the simple stuff: hikes through vineyards, long walks, shared dinners, and conversations you don’t squeeze between meetings.

We also did team workshops led by Lucas, focused on working better together day to day.

21.7.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Unplugged, recharged, and more connected than ever

Last month, our team went to the Mosel for an offsite.

Because our work is split between lab and office, it’s not easy to get everyone in the same place. So we used the time for the simple stuff: hikes through vineyards, long walks, shared dinners, and conversations you don’t squeeze between meetings.

We also did team workshops led by Lucas, focused on working better together day to day.

21.7.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
MATTR™ is moving forward, with support from the public sector.

MATTR™, our algae-based material, is moving into a new development phase with public support.

We’ve started a funded R&D project called WATER, backed by the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt. The work focuses on improving MATTR™ in three areas: feel, function, and circular design.

This funding lets us spend more time on the unglamorous but necessary part of materials work: testing, iteration, and proving changes beyond early samples.

Thanks to Projektträger Jülich (PtJ) for the support on the process, and to everyone at revoltech working on the project.

3.7.2025
Christian Boxheimer
MATTR™ is moving forward, with support from the public sector.

MATTR™, our algae-based material, is moving into a new development phase with public support.

We’ve started a funded R&D project called WATER, backed by the Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt. The work focuses on improving MATTR™ in three areas: feel, function, and circular design.

This funding lets us spend more time on the unglamorous but necessary part of materials work: testing, iteration, and proving changes beyond early samples.

Thanks to Projektträger Jülich (PtJ) for the support on the process, and to everyone at revoltech working on the project.

3.7.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Not all vegan leathers are created equal

We ran a composting trial under normal green-waste conditions to see what actually breaks down.

MATTR™ fully biodegraded in under six months. A commonly used “vegan leather” sample showed no visible breakdown in the same setup, which lines up with what many of these materials are: plastic with a different label.

MATTR™ is made from algae and bio-based additives. The aim is simple: durable in use, then able to break down under the right composting conditions.

12.6.2025
Lucas Fuhrmann
Not all vegan leathers are created equal

We ran a composting trial under normal green-waste conditions to see what actually breaks down.

MATTR™ fully biodegraded in under six months. A commonly used “vegan leather” sample showed no visible breakdown in the same setup, which lines up with what many of these materials are: plastic with a different label.

MATTR™ is made from algae and bio-based additives. The aim is simple: durable in use, then able to break down under the right composting conditions.

12.6.2025
Lucas Fuhrmann
DBU supports revoltech in developing LOVR™

The German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) is supporting revoltech with €125,000 to further develop LOVR™, a plastic-free, plant-based leather alternative made from agricultural residues.

The funding comes through DBU’s Green Startup-Förderung, which supports young companies working on practical environmental solutions.

For revoltech, the money is tied to concrete work: improving the production process, scaling key steps, and keeping the material aligned with circular use and a cleaner end of life, without plastic and without harmful residues.

13.5.2025
Lukas Schell
DBU supports revoltech in developing LOVR™

The German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) is supporting revoltech with €125,000 to further develop LOVR™, a plastic-free, plant-based leather alternative made from agricultural residues.

The funding comes through DBU’s Green Startup-Förderung, which supports young companies working on practical environmental solutions.

For revoltech, the money is tied to concrete work: improving the production process, scaling key steps, and keeping the material aligned with circular use and a cleaner end of life, without plastic and without harmful residues.

13.5.2025
Lukas Schell
PETA Vegan Homeware Award 2025 Winner

MATTR™ received the PETA Vegan Homeware Award 2025 in the category “Bestes veganes Material.”

PETA Germany highlighted MATTR™ as an example of animal-free materials paired with sustainability, and encouraged other companies to develop similar alternatives.

MATTR™ is made from algae and bio-based additives. It’s designed to be durable in use, plastic-free, and biodegradable under the right conditions.

Thanks to PETA for the recognition.

18.3.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
PETA Vegan Homeware Award 2025 Winner

MATTR™ received the PETA Vegan Homeware Award 2025 in the category “Bestes veganes Material.”

PETA Germany highlighted MATTR™ as an example of animal-free materials paired with sustainability, and encouraged other companies to develop similar alternatives.

MATTR™ is made from algae and bio-based additives. It’s designed to be durable in use, plastic-free, and biodegradable under the right conditions.

Thanks to PETA for the recognition.

18.3.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
German Design Award 2025 Winner

LOVR™ was named a Winner at the German Design Award 2025 in the category Excellent Product Design – Materials and Surfaces.

We attended the ceremony in Frankfurt and accepted the award on behalf of the team. For us, it’s a useful kind of recognition because it looks at materials as finished surfaces, not just as an idea.

Thanks to the jury and everyone who’s supported the work so far.

11.2.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
German Design Award 2025 Winner

LOVR™ was named a Winner at the German Design Award 2025 in the category Excellent Product Design – Materials and Surfaces.

We attended the ceremony in Frankfurt and accepted the award on behalf of the team. For us, it’s a useful kind of recognition because it looks at materials as finished surfaces, not just as an idea.

Thanks to the jury and everyone who’s supported the work so far.

11.2.2025
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Innovation für nachhaltige Textilien: Optimierung von Flexibilität und Haptik bei Nonwoven-Materialien

Nachhaltige Materialien scheitern in der Praxis oft nicht an der Idee, sondern am Gefühl: zu steif, zu wenig flexibel, Oberfläche nicht überzeugend. Genau das soll das Forschungsprojekt EFOF ändern.

Im Projekt wird unser hanffaserbasiertes Material LOVR™ weiterentwickelt. Ziel ist, Haptik und Flexibilität so zu verbessern, dass es als Alternative zu Leder und Kunstleder in unterschiedlichen Anwendungen besser funktioniert.

Dafür werden zwei mechanische Verfahren im industriellen Maßstab vorbereitet:

- Walken: soll die Biegesteifigkeit senken und LOVR™ geschmeidiger machen, unter anderem mit Kugelwerkzeugen für eine schonende Bearbeitung.

- Schleifen: soll eine samtige, veloursartige Oberfläche erzeugen. Gleichzeitig wird geprüft, ob Schleifstaub wieder in den Prozess zurückgeführt werden kann, um Abfall zu vermeiden.

Das Projekt läuft von Juni 2024 bis November 2025 und wird über das EU EFRE-Programm gefördert. Gesamtbudget: 403.215 EUR, davon 181.447 EUR EU-Förderung.

Die Ansätze werden erst im Labor getestet und anschließend für die industrielle Fertigung angepasst. Ziel ist, LOVR™ näher an eine spätere Serienreife zu bringen, ohne bei Verarbeitung und Materialgefühl Abstriche zu machen.

Ein Bild, das Text, Schrift, Electric Blue (Farbe), Symbol enthält.Automatisch generierte Beschreibung

27.1.2025
Lukas Schell
Innovation für nachhaltige Textilien: Optimierung von Flexibilität und Haptik bei Nonwoven-Materialien

Nachhaltige Materialien scheitern in der Praxis oft nicht an der Idee, sondern am Gefühl: zu steif, zu wenig flexibel, Oberfläche nicht überzeugend. Genau das soll das Forschungsprojekt EFOF ändern.

Im Projekt wird unser hanffaserbasiertes Material LOVR™ weiterentwickelt. Ziel ist, Haptik und Flexibilität so zu verbessern, dass es als Alternative zu Leder und Kunstleder in unterschiedlichen Anwendungen besser funktioniert.

Dafür werden zwei mechanische Verfahren im industriellen Maßstab vorbereitet:

- Walken: soll die Biegesteifigkeit senken und LOVR™ geschmeidiger machen, unter anderem mit Kugelwerkzeugen für eine schonende Bearbeitung.

- Schleifen: soll eine samtige, veloursartige Oberfläche erzeugen. Gleichzeitig wird geprüft, ob Schleifstaub wieder in den Prozess zurückgeführt werden kann, um Abfall zu vermeiden.

Das Projekt läuft von Juni 2024 bis November 2025 und wird über das EU EFRE-Programm gefördert. Gesamtbudget: 403.215 EUR, davon 181.447 EUR EU-Förderung.

Die Ansätze werden erst im Labor getestet und anschließend für die industrielle Fertigung angepasst. Ziel ist, LOVR™ näher an eine spätere Serienreife zu bringen, ohne bei Verarbeitung und Materialgefühl Abstriche zu machen.

Ein Bild, das Text, Schrift, Electric Blue (Farbe), Symbol enthält.Automatisch generierte Beschreibung

27.1.2025
Lukas Schell
Innovation for Sustainable Textiles: Optimizing Flexibility and Haptics in Nonwoven Materials

Sustainable materials often don’t fail on the idea. They fail on the feel: too stiff, not flexible enough, the surface doesn’t hold up against leather or synthetic leather. That’s what the EFOF research project is trying to fix.

The project focuses on improving LOVR™, our hemp-fiber based, leather-like material. The goal is to make it more attractive for real applications by upgrading hand feel and flexibility, without changing the core approach.

Two mechanical processes are being developed and tested with industrial scale in mind:

- Softening: to reduce bending stiffness and make LOVR™ more supple, using ball tools for a controlled, gentle treatment.

- Sanding: to create a soft, suede-like surface. In parallel, the project checks whether sanding dust can be fed back into the process to reduce waste.

The project runs from June 2024 to November 2025 and is funded through the EU’s ERDF (EFRE) program. Total budget: EUR 403,215, including EUR 181,447 in EU funding.

Work starts at lab scale, then moves toward process settings that can work in industrial production, as a step toward future series readiness.

27.1.2025
Lukas Schell
Innovation for Sustainable Textiles: Optimizing Flexibility and Haptics in Nonwoven Materials

Sustainable materials often don’t fail on the idea. They fail on the feel: too stiff, not flexible enough, the surface doesn’t hold up against leather or synthetic leather. That’s what the EFOF research project is trying to fix.

The project focuses on improving LOVR™, our hemp-fiber based, leather-like material. The goal is to make it more attractive for real applications by upgrading hand feel and flexibility, without changing the core approach.

Two mechanical processes are being developed and tested with industrial scale in mind:

- Softening: to reduce bending stiffness and make LOVR™ more supple, using ball tools for a controlled, gentle treatment.

- Sanding: to create a soft, suede-like surface. In parallel, the project checks whether sanding dust can be fed back into the process to reduce waste.

The project runs from June 2024 to November 2025 and is funded through the EU’s ERDF (EFRE) program. Total budget: EUR 403,215, including EUR 181,447 in EU funding.

Work starts at lab scale, then moves toward process settings that can work in industrial production, as a step toward future series readiness.

27.1.2025
Lukas Schell
Public funding for transition to circular economy

We’re sharing an update on a publicly funded project: the EU is supporting our R&D on circular alternatives to leather.

Our work on MATTR™ is funded with a €50,000 grant through Up2Circ. Up2Circ is an international project funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe, focused on helping small and medium sized companies move toward a circular economy.

We were selected in the programme’s first round.

Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

15.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Public funding for transition to circular economy

We’re sharing an update on a publicly funded project: the EU is supporting our R&D on circular alternatives to leather.

Our work on MATTR™ is funded with a €50,000 grant through Up2Circ. Up2Circ is an international project funded by the European Commission under Horizon Europe, focused on helping small and medium sized companies move toward a circular economy.

We were selected in the programme’s first round.

Disclaimer: Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

15.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Public funding for our marketing: push!

Since July 2024, the Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr, Wohnen und ländlichen Raum has supported our marketing work with a €50,000 grant through the push! programme.

push! is a start-up stipend aimed at helping founders turn ideas into viable business models. In our case, the grant supports market entry for LOVR™ and the related marketing activities, including the work that went into our redesigned website.

Thanks to the Ministry for the support.

14.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Public funding for our marketing: push!

Since July 2024, the Hessisches Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr, Wohnen und ländlichen Raum has supported our marketing work with a €50,000 grant through the push! programme.

push! is a start-up stipend aimed at helping founders turn ideas into viable business models. In our case, the grant supports market entry for LOVR™ and the related marketing activities, including the work that went into our redesigned website.

Thanks to the Ministry for the support.

14.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Public funding for our innovative R&D of LOVR™

Since June 2024, the EU and the State of Hesse have been funding our further development of LOVR™ through the programme “Forschung und Entwicklung in Unternehmen” (FEiU).

The project focuses on process development that lets us adjust LOVR™’s flexibility and surface in a controlled way, so the material can be tuned more reliably for different applications.

FEiU supports small and medium sized companies in Hesse that are running applied R&D projects. Thanks to the EU and the State of Hesse for backing this work.

10.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Public funding for our innovative R&D of LOVR™

Since June 2024, the EU and the State of Hesse have been funding our further development of LOVR™ through the programme “Forschung und Entwicklung in Unternehmen” (FEiU).

The project focuses on process development that lets us adjust LOVR™’s flexibility and surface in a controlled way, so the material can be tuned more reliably for different applications.

FEiU supports small and medium sized companies in Hesse that are running applied R&D projects. Thanks to the EU and the State of Hesse for backing this work.

10.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Public funding for our innovation: Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank supports LOVR™with start-up grant

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank is supporting LOVR™ with a €750,000 subordinated loan with a ten-year term. We also received an innovation voucher worth €50,000.

This matters because the loan can cover costs that many public programmes don’t, including:

- salaries in marketing and business development

- room and facility costs

- vehicle leasing

Thanks to Rentenbank and the Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) for the support.

8.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Public funding for our innovation: Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank supports LOVR™with start-up grant

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank is supporting LOVR™ with a €750,000 subordinated loan with a ten-year term. We also received an innovation voucher worth €50,000.

This matters because the loan can cover costs that many public programmes don’t, including:

- salaries in marketing and business development

- room and facility costs

- vehicle leasing

Thanks to Rentenbank and the Bundesministerium für Ernährung und Landwirtschaft (BMEL) for the support.

8.1.2025
Christian Boxheimer
Custom table, covered in LOVR™

We started the year with a small but useful change in our conference room: a custom table covered in LOVR™.

It’s a daily wear test in the simplest form. Meetings, laptops, coffee cups, constant contact. The goal is a surface that feels premium and holds up over time, while staying fully bio-based.

Thanks to Till Hubl and the team at Hubl und Hubl GmbH for the craftsmanship.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzl
6.1.2025
Montgomery Wagner
Custom table, covered in LOVR™

We started the year with a small but useful change in our conference room: a custom table covered in LOVR™.

It’s a daily wear test in the simplest form. Meetings, laptops, coffee cups, constant contact. The goal is a surface that feels premium and holds up over time, while staying fully bio-based.

Thanks to Till Hubl and the team at Hubl und Hubl GmbH for the craftsmanship.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzl
6.1.2025
Montgomery Wagner
Reflecting on 2024

2024 was full on. We went from one milestone to the next, and we’re proud of what got done. We’re also ready to slow down for a bit.

This year brought awards, new materials, collaborations, and plenty of small wins along the way. It also reminded us of something simple: even when the work is exciting, breaks matter.

Before we log off for a while, here’s a quick look back at what 2024 brought.

19.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Reflecting on 2024

2024 was full on. We went from one milestone to the next, and we’re proud of what got done. We’re also ready to slow down for a bit.

This year brought awards, new materials, collaborations, and plenty of small wins along the way. It also reminded us of something simple: even when the work is exciting, breaks matter.

Before we log off for a while, here’s a quick look back at what 2024 brought.

19.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Moments That Made Us Smile

It’s been a strong year for awards.

- April: Techtextil Innovation Award

- May: Green Product Award (LOVR™)

- October: German Design Award 2025, Excellent Product Design – Materials and Surfaces (LOVR™)

- November: German Farm Start-up Award by Innovate!

We’re grateful for the recognition. Now it’s back to the day-to-day work of making the materials better and getting them into real use.

18.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Moments That Made Us Smile

It’s been a strong year for awards.

- April: Techtextil Innovation Award

- May: Green Product Award (LOVR™)

- October: German Design Award 2025, Excellent Product Design – Materials and Surfaces (LOVR™)

- November: German Farm Start-up Award by Innovate!

We’re grateful for the recognition. Now it’s back to the day-to-day work of making the materials better and getting them into real use.

18.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Making it MATTR™

In November, we launched MATTR™.

It’s an algae-based material with a soft, flexible feel, designed to be biodegradable under the right conditions. It’s not a variation of LOVR™. It’s a separate material line we’ve been developing in parallel.

We chose algae because it grows quickly, needs few inputs, and can even grow in wastewater, which makes it an interesting raw material from a resource perspective.

MATTR™ is now in the early partner phase. We’re working with selected partners to test applications, gather feedback, and refine performance and consistency.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel

17.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Making it MATTR™

In November, we launched MATTR™.

It’s an algae-based material with a soft, flexible feel, designed to be biodegradable under the right conditions. It’s not a variation of LOVR™. It’s a separate material line we’ve been developing in parallel.

We chose algae because it grows quickly, needs few inputs, and can even grow in wastewater, which makes it an interesting raw material from a resource perspective.

MATTR™ is now in the early partner phase. We’re working with selected partners to test applications, gather feedback, and refine performance and consistency.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel

17.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Where We Showed Up

This year we were out and about at a lot of events to show our work and talk to people in materials, design, and manufacturing.

- January: Heimtextil

- April: Techtextil

- June: Outdoor by ISPO

- December: Circular Republic, ISPO, GPCA Nexus

These trips were less about big announcements and more about feedback. Real questions, real use cases, and plenty of coffee along the way.

16.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Where We Showed Up

This year we were out and about at a lot of events to show our work and talk to people in materials, design, and manufacturing.

- January: Heimtextil

- April: Techtextil

- June: Outdoor by ISPO

- December: Circular Republic, ISPO, GPCA Nexus

These trips were less about big announcements and more about feedback. Real questions, real use cases, and plenty of coffee along the way.

16.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Telling Our Story

Some of the best parts of this year were the conversations, not the headlines.

- March: Stiftung Entrepreneurship presentation

- July: team off-site

- October: Entrepreneurship Summit and a Growth Alliance AgriFood session

These moments helped us sharpen how we talk about the work and learn faster from others building in the same space.

15.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Telling Our Story

Some of the best parts of this year were the conversations, not the headlines.

- March: Stiftung Entrepreneurship presentation

- July: team off-site

- October: Entrepreneurship Summit and a Growth Alliance AgriFood session

These moments helped us sharpen how we talk about the work and learn faster from others building in the same space.

15.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
A Huge Thanks

2024 came with a lot of backing, and it made a real difference.

- July: push! grant from Hessen’s Ministry of Economics

- October: LOEWE 3 project completed with strong results

- 2024: Up2Circ funding for circular material development, plus a FEiU grant for new R&D work

- November: Start-up grant via the Ministry of Agriculture and Rentenbank, and funding for the KMUi-BÖ08 project

We’re grateful for the trust. This support gives us room to do the work properly: develop, test, and scale, without cutting corners.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel

14.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
A Huge Thanks

2024 came with a lot of backing, and it made a real difference.

- July: push! grant from Hessen’s Ministry of Economics

- October: LOEWE 3 project completed with strong results

- 2024: Up2Circ funding for circular material development, plus a FEiU grant for new R&D work

- November: Start-up grant via the Ministry of Agriculture and Rentenbank, and funding for the KMUi-BÖ08 project

We’re grateful for the trust. This support gives us room to do the work properly: develop, test, and scale, without cutting corners.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel

14.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Working Together

This year we worked with a range of partners across different fields.

- July: collaboration with ID Genève Watches

- August: project start with Volkswagen

- October: collaboration with Husarska Design Studio at Dutch Design Week

- November: MATTR™ launch and a partnership with Les Mains Bleues

We also received the Spin-Off label from TU Darmstadt

These collaborations helped test the materials in different contexts and pushed the work beyond our own prototypes.

Photo credit: ID Genève Watches

13.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Working Together

This year we worked with a range of partners across different fields.

- July: collaboration with ID Genève Watches

- August: project start with Volkswagen

- October: collaboration with Husarska Design Studio at Dutch Design Week

- November: MATTR™ launch and a partnership with Les Mains Bleues

We also received the Spin-Off label from TU Darmstadt

These collaborations helped test the materials in different contexts and pushed the work beyond our own prototypes.

Photo credit: ID Genève Watches

13.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Time for a Break

We could keep going, but this post is already long enough. We’ve also been working on a few quiet updates in the background, including new visuals and some improvements you’ll notice soon.

For now, we’re signing off for a break and some time with the people we don’t see enough during busy months.

Thanks to everyone who supported us, worked with us, or simply followed along this year. See you in 2025.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel

12.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Time for a Break

We could keep going, but this post is already long enough. We’ve also been working on a few quiet updates in the background, including new visuals and some improvements you’ll notice soon.

For now, we’re signing off for a break and some time with the people we don’t see enough during busy months.

Thanks to everyone who supported us, worked with us, or simply followed along this year. See you in 2025.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel

12.12.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Introducing MATTR™

We’re introducing MATTR™, our new algae-based material.

MATTR™ is made from algae and bio-based ingredients, with a clear goal: a material that performs in use, then can biodegrade under the right conditions. It’s designed to be plastic-free and avoid microplastic shedding.

Compared with LOVR™, MATTR™ has a different feel. It’s softer and more flexible, aimed at applications where touch and drape matter.

Right now, MATTR™ is in the development stage. We’re working with partners to test use cases, improve consistency, and learn what it does well and where it needs more work.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel
1.11.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Introducing MATTR™

We’re introducing MATTR™, our new algae-based material.

MATTR™ is made from algae and bio-based ingredients, with a clear goal: a material that performs in use, then can biodegrade under the right conditions. It’s designed to be plastic-free and avoid microplastic shedding.

Compared with LOVR™, MATTR™ has a different feel. It’s softer and more flexible, aimed at applications where touch and drape matter.

Right now, MATTR™ is in the development stage. We’re working with partners to test use cases, improve consistency, and learn what it does well and where it needs more work.

Photo credit: Jan Schoelzel
1.11.2024
Morgan-Lee Wagner
Green Product Award 2024

LOVR™ won the Green Product Award 2024 in the “New Materials” category.

The award ceremony took place on 30 April 2024 at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin. The Green Product Award has been running since 2013 and recognises work that combines design, innovation, and sustainability.

Thanks to the Green Product Award team and the jury for the recognition, and to the other participants for the exchange around new material ideas.

23.6.2024
Montgomery Wagner
Green Product Award 2024

LOVR™ won the Green Product Award 2024 in the “New Materials” category.

The award ceremony took place on 30 April 2024 at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin. The Green Product Award has been running since 2013 and recognises work that combines design, innovation, and sustainability.

Thanks to the Green Product Award team and the jury for the recognition, and to the other participants for the exchange around new material ideas.

23.6.2024
Montgomery Wagner
We won the Techtextil Innovation Award 2024

On 23 April 2024, LOVR™ received the Techtextil Innovation Award in the “New Concept” category.

The award comes from Techtextil and recognises early-stage material ideas that show a clear path toward real applications.

Thanks to the Techtextil team for the opportunity to present the project and for the recognition.

Photo credit: Thomas Fedra / Messe Frankfurt
1.5.2024
Lucas Fuhrmann
We won the Techtextil Innovation Award 2024

On 23 April 2024, LOVR™ received the Techtextil Innovation Award in the “New Concept” category.

The award comes from Techtextil and recognises early-stage material ideas that show a clear path toward real applications.

Thanks to the Techtextil team for the opportunity to present the project and for the recognition.

Photo credit: Thomas Fedra / Messe Frankfurt
1.5.2024
Lucas Fuhrmann
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