The French upcycling company Losanje has won the Andam Fashion Innovation Award 2025. The price is for the company’s circular and sustainable solutions. Losanje converts residual parties and unwanted textiles into new fabrics and products.
The Innovation Prize was introduced in 2017 and supports technological innovations. These innovations contribute to the transformation and reinvention of the fashion industry. The price is accessible to every French or international entrepreneur or start-up who wants to develop his project in France in the field of biotech, new materials, production, distribution and circular economy.
The winner of 2025, Losanje, receives a subsidy of 100,000 euros to continue to support the development and scale up the technology. The company also has access to the Network of Andam and Mentorship from Yann Gozlan, founder and chairman of Creative Valley.
Guillaume Houzé, chairman of Andam, said in a statement: “Andam exists to support or make it possible to support everyone who creates new practices. The Innovation Prize highlights entrepreneurs who work behind the scenes to bring our industry to the fore from the technological revolutions that we are going through, often for the environment.
“This is the case with Losanje, who convinced us this year with their automatic solutions for upcycling clothing. Technology really gives textiles a second life. It is an honor for our association to make this hidden side of fashion visible.”
Andam mentions the winner of the Innovation Award 2025 and introduces a special prize for the first time
Losanje supports brands and companies in creating circular textile products. This is done through an industrialized, flexible and customized upcycling solution. Textile products, such as clothing, sheets, sailing and curtains, are converted into reusable dust components via a robot production line.
Simon Peyronnaud, co-founder of Losanje, added: “We are convinced that this nomination will really be a game check for Upcycling. Recognition by a jury of expression emphasizes the true potential of this method of revaluation and production, and the ability to establish itself in the fashion and luxury sector.”
In addition, the Andam expert committee has also awarded the very first Special Prize within the Innovation Prize to Goldeneye Smart Vision. This is an AI-driven technology for quality control of textile from the French start-up Apollo Plus. The tool uses self-monitoring AI and generates digital twins of the substances. These can then be used in every phase of production.
Thomas Isnard, co-founder of Goldeneye Smart Vision, said: “Receiving this Special Prize from Andam is a powerful signal for our company. It validates the relevance of our technology and strengthens our bond with important players in the French fashion and textile industry.”
The General Andam Awards 2025 will be awarded on 30 June this year.
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