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Technology and Sustainability | Simple Pleasures | SDW 2022
Technology can be a great ally of sustainability. From robots and drones to A.I. and blockchain, technological innovations have been helping us to come up with solutions for climate change, transparency, traceability and minimizing carbon emissions. As an innovation leader, The Lenzing Group is a partner of global textile and nonwoven manufacturers and drives many new technological developments …
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Mill Memo: Turkey Producers on Cotton-Free and Circular Denim
Increasingly, mills are thinking beyond virgin cotton for denim. This might mean cottonless denim with materials like TENCEL™ lyocell or hemp, or a mix of recycled textiles and wood-based fibers. Carved in Blue checked in with the TENCEL™ denim mill customers to chat about their cotton-free collections and circular fabrics…
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The Print | Simple Pleasures | SDW 2022
We are often led to believe that the only things worth celebrating in life are major events—things that we have had to work hard and sacrifice for. However, an average person’s life consists of far more days when nothing out of the ordinary occurs. Should our conclusions be then, that the majority of our lives must be spent in a routine sort of inertia waiting for the next significant event to come along? Definitely not! Instead, we must begin to take pleasure in the simple things in life …
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Blue Cast: Sortile Co-founder Constanza Gomez on Solving Textile Sorting
One of the biggest challenges in circularity is identifying a garment’s fiber composition to determine how it should be processed. Typically, this is done by hand, with sorters reading tags, which can lead to human error. Adding to the issue? The fact that 30 percent of clothing is missing tags. Sortile is on a mission to simplify this …
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Circle Book 3: See the Collection
The Circle Book is back for its third year. This collaborative project was launched by Lenzing, Meidea and Officina+39 in 2020 to rethink circular design and creation, acting as an example of what is possible in sustainable apparel when companies work together. Under the motto Act Together, the initiative has continued to expand. This year was the first time we put out an open call for partners …