Lenzing, Officina +39 and Meidea signpost designers to ‘low impact’ clothing
Concepts include tailored yet comfortable pieces for home life, pieces with technical functionality and fashion with multicultural, vintage influences using fabrics from Calik (Turkey), Candiani Denim (Italy), Prosperity (China), Santanderina (Spain), Tejidos Royo (Spain) and Tat Fung (China).
The companies said the book functions as a call to act together, and aims to educate the next generation of designers in creating more responsible garments.
Andrea Venier, CEO of Officina +39, said: “I believe the future will be less fashion shows, less luxury and waste, and more attention to sustainability and creativity. This is what inspired The Circle Book. REFIBRA and Recycrom [Officina’s dyestuffs range made from recycled used clothing, fibrous material and textile scraps] are good ambassadors for this.”
Tricia Carey, global head of denim at Lenzing, said: “We are not part of a supply chain; we are a supply network where fibres, chemical producers, spinners, weavers, finishers, designers, brands all come together to share their best. Each can make a difference to lower the environmental footprint of the total garment. This is where we come together, as like-minded people who are part of pioneering companies.”
Lenzing produces Tencel Lyocell, which transforms trees into fibre, they are biodegradable and compostable. The next generation is Refibra technology, which upcycles cotton waste to make a new fibre, bringing another layer of circularity.
See Inside Denim Issue 2, which will be launched in September, for a closer look at Refibra.
Picture credit: Lenzing
