This month, ISAIC Training & Innovation Project Manager Cassie Franklin returned to Philadelphia to continue an exciting collaboration with Drexel University's Center for Functional Fabrics.

ISAIC’s Director of Programming, Ellie Schneider, recently spoke at the 2026 Textile Recovery Summit in San Diego, joining leaders from across the textile ecosystem to discuss the critical role of repair in advancing circularity.

To celebrate Detroit Month of Design, ISAIC proudly hosted two PIN-UP workshops led by designer and ISAIC Pin-Felting Grant winner Sophie Yan, proving that sustainability can be stylish, innovative, and personal.