Repack, the reusable and zero waste e-commerce packaging
Half of the plastic produced annually goes to packaging and wrapping. Often beautiful and eye-catching but with such a short life cycle that they are thrown away immediately after a...
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Neuigkeiten, Projekte und viele vertiefende Informationen zu Themen, die uns sehr am Herzen liegen, wie nachhaltige Kleidung, Kreislaufmode und recycelte Materialien.
Der Preis der nachhaltigen Mode
Ist Recycling billiger als Neuware? Was bestimmt den Preis für nachhaltige Mode? Die ethische Herstellung von Kleidung und die Festlegung umweltfreundlicher Grenzwerte haben ihren Preis. In diesem Artikel erklären wir,...
Bio Baumwolle und Recycelte Baumwolle: Wer ist nachhaltiger?
Bio-Baumwolle ist nachhaltig, aber ihr Anbau erfordert dennoch Wasser. Die Regeneration der Baumwolle erfolgt durch einen mechanischen Prozess ohne Wasser, wurde aber ursprünglich angebaut. Welche zu wählen, um mit einer...
The birth of a fabric: the loom in the textile tradition of Prato
The stereotype of the old-time Prato native wants him to be deaf and with a very high volume of voice. This was due to daily proximity with the deafening noise...
The history of the polo shirt
The Polo shirt, from its birth to the present day, from the celebrities who have worn it to the remanufactured polo shirt signed Rifò: here is the history and evolution...
The vocabulary of sustainable fashion
Fast fashion, emotional fashion, or ethical production, specific and very important concepts of this world but which are often not clear to those approaching this sector for the first time....
Ernesto Thayaht's suit: when workwear became style for the first time
Nei primi anni del Novecento, Ernesto Michahelles, un artista eclettico e visionario, creò la tuta Thayaht, un mix di innovazione, economia e stile. Ecco la storia di questo capo d'abbigliamento...
Are wool, cotton and cashmere infinitely recyclable?
With fiber regeneration, is it possible to stop producing virgin fibers and use only regenerated ones? Unfortunately, the answer is no. Here is why. Very often you ask us: is...
The true cost of jeans: the social and environmental damage of this fabric
Jeans production comes at a very high cost indeed: pollution, unsustainable working conditions, disabling diseases and deaths. Here is the alternative. The birth of jeans, or rather denim, has really...
The cenciaolis: a journey through Prato textile tradition with the craftmen with its leading actors
Since time immemorial, the city of Prato has been involved in the recycling of textile fibers, a tradition born thanks to the skillful work of the cenciaioli that still lives...
Was ist Green Washing und wie kann man sich gegen es wehren
Greenwashing ist eine irreführende Werbetechnik, die von stark umweltbelastenden Unternehmen eingesetzt wird. Hier erfährt man, woran man sie erkennt und wie man sich wehren kann.
Vegan wool: does the natural alternative to sheep's wool exist? We asked an animal rights activist
What is meant by vegan wool? Can reclaimed one be considered as such? Some clarity on the relationship between this material and cruelty free ethics. One of the assumptions from...