Rifò's 2021: the milestones of a year of transition
As we come to the end of this last year, we would like to take the opportunity to share with you a recap of our most important and meaningful moments....
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Sustainable gift guide for different budgets: Rifò recycled cashmere ideas
Christmas is a very delicate period of the year for sustainability and for our intentions to buy in a more reasoned and conscious way. Who has never bought useless gifts...
Pilling als Form der Nachhaltigkeit akzeptieren? Wie man Pilling bei Qualitätsmaterialien erkennt und verhindert
Die Zeit des Jahres ist gekommen: Es ist an der Zeit, die Garderobe zu wechseln. Die Übergangs-Pullover und dicken Pullis müssen wieder herausgeholt werden. Aus den Koffern und Staubsaugerbeuteln kommen...
Why sustainable fashion can't be produced on a large scale
Recycled materials are not enough to make a garment sustainable, also the production processes matter. We at Rifò know it very well: producing a clothing collection in the most sustainable...
Synthetische und künstliche Fasern: Die Unterschiede zwischen den gängigsten Fasern
Wir sprechen oft von Fasern, die durch chemische Prozesse hergestellt werden. Wir sprechen im Allgemeinen negativ über sie, da sie die Wiederverwertung natürlicher Materialien gefährden und hochgradig chemische und industrielle...
Eco-design, what does it mean?
Have you ever thought about how many things you bought in your life? And how many actually lasted a long time? Ok, try to go back 100/150 years ago. Think...
Circular economy as a driver for post-pandemic recovery
When the global pandemic hit last year, people, locked in their homes, had to face one fact: too many clothes in their closets. Too many disposable things, made to be...
Why second-hand fast fashion is a damage for Africa
Tropical mix, this is the product category name of the 40-50 kg bales full of our old clothes that are exported every day to the developing world. Some time ago...
Industrial archeology in Prato: a journey to the places where textile regeneration was born
What is it that attracts us so much about old factories, abandoned industrial spaces and the one converted to new uses? The charm they have, the industrial history that they...
Maschenabnahme: Was bedeutet das?
Strickwaren sind ein Bereich, der reich an Tradition und handwerklichem Wissen ist. Hinter jedem einzelnen Strickstück steht eine Welt, die aus Entscheidungen besteht: Maschen, Muster, Kragen, Ärmel, Rippen... auch die...
Rifò's 2020, let's recap
Here we go, 2020 is over. We could begin this blog post by celebrating the end of this surreal, bad and pandemic year. The truth is that this year has...
Knitting recycled cashmere. The RE-Cashmere balls from Rifò X Bettaknit collaboration
We have often been asked if there was the possibility of buying our recycled cashmere directly in balls, to have the possibility to create handmade garments with knitting needles and...