Project type: Master Degree Research Project Overview: Sustainable fashion is not just about solving the unsustainable fashion industry, it is also about using fashion as a solution to other environmental issues. The environmental concern that is focused on in this project, is that of the deterioration of the oceans, specifically microplastic pollution. It is quickly … Continue reading Okeanos
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Folio Verso – Fashion Taking Place
Folio Verso is a men’s global lifestyle brand with a commitment towards positive place-based fashion. Folio Verso’s pilot project took place in the Basque Country nestled in between Spain and France. The capsule collection entitled From Sea to Summit acts as a proof of concept for carbon negative fiber systems; utilizing local sheep breeds and organic … Continue reading Folio Verso – Fashion Taking Place
Future Fashion Fibre
THE ISSUE “We are all interconnected, people, animals, our environment. When nature suffers, we suffer and when nature flourishes, we all flourish.” Dr. Jane Goodall Future Fashion Fibre wants to trigger a change within our current textile production system, which is often unsustainable in terms of social standards, animal welfare and the environment. In … Continue reading Future Fashion Fibre
Sustainable Leather Futures
Sustainable Leather Futures is a practical-research project focuses on supporting brands with the transition to a more sustainable and circular fashion industry within the leather and alternative materials context. Considering the holistic approach throughout the whole supply chain, the project shows that when applying sustainability, the product design phase is the most significant stage to … Continue reading Sustainable Leather Futures
Historically Relevant – Prepared for Tomorrow
Collaboration Partner: Manufactum Strategy: Circular & Positive Regeneration Mission:To create a material that contains nutrients for the soil. Description: The quest to make the perfect jacket to satisfy the needs of the modern gentleman lead to a series of material questions. After realizing just how toxic outerwear treatments can be, an idea occurred: Is … Continue reading Historically Relevant – Prepared for Tomorrow
Denim Footprint
Everyone should be able to afford sustainable clothes. Generic yet Individual, Jeans can be found in closets worldwide. This omnipresence made it the optimal garment to bring change to the current fashion system. With this purpose, came several questions: How to make sustainable denim available and affordable? How to democratize sustainable fashion? Eager to find … Continue reading Denim Footprint
