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Teltower turnip – Rediscovering traditional crops is mandatory to preserve food biodiversity
The Teltower turnip: many traditional crops are disappearing, as they are considered unprofitable. Discovering them can keep local traditions alive and preserve biodiversity
Lampoon 24 / The Honesty Issue – Diverso: to be different means to be honest
Respect for those who work to protect us, respect for those who give us work despite not having enough themselves, respect for those who work for us and believe in...
Livia Firth, Andrew Morgan – Fashionscapes, the state of fashion production
Originating from contacts with the entire supply chain around the world the documentary recounts disasters and solutions to the waste fashion production model
Knitwear and Hydropower – going greener, Drumohr makes few real steps forward
Born in the 1700s, a knitwear house Drumohr defines tradition: in conversation with Owner and Ceo, Mr. Michele Ciocca: «We want the term sustainability in our brand to turn into...
Shoes in AR – No-stock approach and 3D configurator: game changers in the fashion manufacturing industry?
The overproduction of clothing is often an overlooked element when it comes to pollution caused by the fashion industry. A conversation with Francesco Carpineti.
Grasslands: pampas, prairies – the world’s most common vegetation types is under threat
The high-elevation Andean grasslands' flow regulation capacity, soil water storage, and water yield have been reduced by afforestation and changes in land use
The never-ending story of recycling wool, according to Manteco
While the fashion industry struggles to find solutions to lower its footprint, an Italian wool recycling enterprise has developed a way to reach a zero-waste system
Golden Goose: unlearning standards of perfection, Italian heritage and American sports culture
Golden Goose marks its twentieth year since conception: a dive into the brand’s history from power moves and success stories to controversies and challenges
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
In Fendi, craftsmanship lies in fur and leather: Kim Jones proceeding with a responsible sourcing
Instead of pushing on a new approach for Fendi, Kim Jones rifles through the archives of the house, observing what Karl Lagerfeld did and what Silvia Venturini Fendi has been...
Nona Source, the platform aiming at reducing LVMH luxury deadstock fabrics
LVMH brands luxury deadstock fabrics at competitive prices: the project is committed to support a circular fashion economy model
In 2000 Nino Cerruti sold Cerruti 1881 and dedicated himself to the Lanificio Fratelli Cerruti
The Italian primacy in the processing of fabrics is also a matter of water – fresh, poor in minerals and calcium. Yarns and human paths in eastern Piedmont, the textile...
Renewcell’s Circulose – closing the loop on fashion. A product made from discarded cotton
Renewcell’s Circulose aims to optimize reactivity, viscosity, and brightness for efficient use within the textile industry’s value chain. In conversation with Harald Cavalli-Bjorkman
From mangoes to leather: Fruitleather, the idea of two classmates
From the Rotterdam harbor straight to the Fruitleather workspace: the story of Hugo and Koen repurposing rotten mangoes in the European biggest trade-hubs, Netherlands
Only 30 percent of the Fashion Pact’s members have mapped their supply chains
Sonia Hylling: The main focus for a sustainable future is creating Net Positive impacts through disruptive innovations in design and system thinking for brands to become regenerative
Bacterial dyes in the textile industry – a conversation with Karin Fleck from Vienna Textile Lab
While the dyeing industry is looking for sustainable alternatives, Vienna Textile is going to bring to the market a new dye made from bacteria.
Urban waste and recycling – Dansk Retursystem tackling a centuries-old problem
In 2019, 502 kg of municipal waste per capita were generated on average in the EU, with Romania generating 208 kg of municipal waste and Denmark producing 844 kg of...
Goppion — a Northern Italian network of craftsmen and co-makers
Whenever a high-value work is encased in a refined glass structure at a museum — freestanding, wall-standing, wall-mounted, or recessed — it is likely that Goppion is behind it
Fashion certifications: how they can help brands to address transparency
Reviewing some of the certifications fashion brands are using to claim to be respecting the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development
Traceability and Transparency – these are the keywords that really matter
Applying traceability technologies in the fashion industry would bring benefits to companies. From QR-codes to RFI-chips, an insight of some practices that help to achieve it
For Patagonia, social justice is inextricably linked with environmental justice
Patagonia takes a sand «This is a time where you can’t step away from tough questions. It’s a time for businesses to raise their voice and have an impact»
ReGen Villages – Reversing the urbanization logic: what if the answer were rural areas?
Regen is «developing a technology that you won’t even know it’s there» to build ecovillages based on the principle of circularity
Is zero waste just a new marketing move or a properly transparent practice?
In conversation with Holly McQuillan, who discusses the misconception in the zero waste term and suggests new machinery and business models as alternatives in promoting the system
Cabanon – How a small wooden cabin is redefining consumption and consumerism
Do contemporary houses encourage wasteful living? In conversation with London-based architect and artist, Nicolas Henninger
Dzek and the Venetian Terrazzo of today, «revealing the inherent quality of a stone»
In its eight years of existence, Dzek Studio has put just two products on the market «Having that microscopic understanding of a material will change people’s approach»
Biodegradable elastomers to reduce plastic lifecycle: where are we?
«We do not want to reduce plastic pollution; we want to eliminate it». In conversation with Germano Craia, CEO of KIK Compounds, a company grounded in developing eco-bioplastics
Bio-based polymers as a new material in the textile industry? An insight on EVO by Fulgar
Olivia Dowie, CEO and co-founder of Riley Studio, on how she incorporated the technical fiber in her collections
Oway, Bologna. An Italian beauty brand supporting a circular business model
The ability to breathe life into used goods, reduce waste, promote sustainability. In conversation with Luca Laganà, CEO of Oway, the Italian sustainable beauty brand
If the planet’s fate is intertwined with that of bees
Championing bee conservation by acting on traceability, environmental responsibility and female entrepreneurship, Guerlain has been working to strengthen its support to the world’s main pollinator species
Portrait Milano and the Sunday ritual of 10_11
At 10_11, the courtyard between Corso Venezia and Via Sant’Andrea becomes the setting for a weekly Sunday brunch inside one of Milan’s historic complexes
Keyla Hotel & Beach, Antalya: adaptive reuse on the cliffs of Lara
Dark ceramic, timber-toned aluminium and sharp horizontal lines set Keyla against the limestone cliffs of Lara, where architecture follows the geology of Antalya’s Mediterranean coast
Pressato Coffee and Books: Nello Russo brings letterpress to a Turin coffee bar
Pressato combines a coffee counter, a bookshop for analog printing and a program of exhibitions tied to independent publishing
How the stereo speaker became one of design’s quietest icons
From hi-fi engineering to fashion boutiques, the stereo speaker has evolved beyond consumer electronics into a design object shaping interiors, listening culture and contemporary aesthetics
Poliform Milano: cast-iron columns and an oak stair at Piazza della Scala
Stefano Belingardi Clusoni holds the renovation to stone, light oak, glass and mirrored steel, while Poliform Lab furnishes fifteen hundred square meters as a villa inside the city
Hemp lime and hempcrete: green building and less CO2
The building industry consumes about forty percent of global energy: from Brittany to Italy, hemp lime could be a solution
What remains of a chair: Martino Gamper and the design of waste
From Martino Gamper to Markus Friedrich Staab, chairs built from recovered materials reveal the labor, the limits and the contradictions hidden behind the unique piece
Hemp and lime for green building
«I am writing this book in an attempt to clear my conscience». This is how Gilberto Barcella, author of the book Hemp and Lime: Between Tradition and Innovation, from Bio-building...
Milk can become textile: what a dairy does with a milk it cannot sell
Don’t cry over spilled milk. The story behind the idea of transforming food waste into fabric
The US(er): Marcel Top archives Trump-era government propaganda
We Will Not Be Stopped collects and verifies DHS and ICE posts, tracing how state violence is edited
