Search Results for: raw materials
Mats Rombaut abandons leather for vegan options – Rombaut and Vìron
Making products requires constant investment in improving the creative process. Mats Rombaut, founder of Rombaut and Víron: «Sustainability means necessity»
If not viscose for a sustainable fabric, then what? Peter Bartsch, at Lenzing
Lenzing has developed its viscose products, keeping environmental sustainability at the forefront of their innovations, and transparently closing the fiber production loop
Natural vs Synthetic: are natural fibers always more sustainable than synthetic ones?
Natural fibers can’t guarantee sustainability by default. Reporting D–house roundtable Natural vs Synthetic, and a conversation with Nicola Mattassoglio from Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia
Charlotte McCurdy – The zero environmental impact of microalgae bioplastic: advantages and risks
«Algae is the most efficient organism at sequestering carbon through its natural growth» – McCurdy on the invention of a sustainable jacket made from bioplastic
A valid criticism surrounding the effectiveness of carbon offsetting schemes
Fashion is responsible for 10 percent of greenhouse gas globally. Gucci’s call to action facilitates a conversation – ‘What should the next steps for the industry be’?
Profumo, ritualità laica, percezioni: parla il naso Sileno Cheloni
La creazione di un profumo ‘su misura’ e la difficoltà nel tradurre le percezioni del singolo: «Essere un profumiere implica un servizio»
Carbon labelling: carbon consumption on the same level as nutritional information
Being aware of the carbon release of the purchased products, an act of transparency towards consumers for an informed buying experience
Uganda: textiles deriving from the bark of trees – the Bark cloth case
From the Ugandan tradition comes the creation of a type of fabric derived from the bark of trees, produced manually with a cost close to zero
