EXPO 2013 UPCYCLING

EXPO 2013
UPCYCLING
SHOWCASING FOR THE FIRST TIME,
PIONEERS IN THE UPCYCLING
PROCESS FOR FASHION PRODUCTS
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WANDERING SILK

TRENDS
• Scaling up
• Matching conventional
quality
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DGRADE
Products: DGrade designs, develops and
produces unique clothing collections for both brands
and businesses exclusively using fabrics made from
recycled plastic bottles.
Ethics: Uses 50% less energy, 20% less water and
produces 55% fewer carbon emissions than it takes to
produce conventional Polyester
USP: Quality rivals comfort, performance and even
price of other conventional materials, big names
clients already on board – Coca Cola, Nike + more
Connect:
www.dgrade.com
kris@dgradeclothing.com
Based in: UK and U.A.E
Phone: +97155498763
Contact: Kris Barber

DGRADE

REET AUS
Products: Timeless high-quality fashion design
products are made in Bangladesh using production
leftovers from collections made for many known
brand
Ethics: Produces garments with 70% less water
and 64% less energy per garment and reduce
production waste by 40%
USP: First brand in the world offering integration of
upcycled design and mass-production
Lead Times: Small orders 2 - 4 weeks, big
orders not more than 3 months
Min. Order: None
Connect:
www.reetaus.edicypages.com/en
ausdesign@ausdesign.ee
Based in: Estonia
Producing in: Bangladesh
Phone:(372) 53490709
Contact: Reet Aus

REET AUS

HOUSE OF
WANDERING SILK
Products: Production and wholesale of unique
accessories, jewellery and homewares from recycled
and scrap materials
Ethics: Working with 400 rural female artisans,
committed to zero waste, fair trade, environmental
and transparency policies
USP: Beautiful, top quality silk products from
vintage, disused and scrap materials
Lead Times:6 - 8 weeks
Min. Order: 10 pcs
Connect:
www.wanderingsilk.org
katherine@wanderingsilk.org
Based in: India
Phone: (91) 9958263885
Contact: Katherine Neumann

HOUSE OF
WANDERING SILK

INTATEX
Products: Sources textiles from surplus stocks
including military, civilian and production over runs
Ethics: Creating productive solutions to the
problem of textile waste
USP: Already working with a host of brands to
incorporate upcycled materials into collections
Lead Times: Depends on what’s in stock
Min. Order: Depends on entirely on material
Connect:
www.reworks.org.uk
intatexltd@gmail.com
Based in: UK
Phone: +44 (0) 7799 737956
Contact: Alastair Harper

RECLAIM TO WEAR
Products: System facilitators between designers,
and retailers within the fashion industry in creating
upcycled concept lines
Ethics: Focus on upcycling to slow down
unnecessary textile production, to minimise
environmental damage and saving energy and water,
as well as preventing discarded textiles from going to
land fill
USP: Over 15years industry expertise and
successful collaboration with brand such as Topshop
and Speedo
Connect:
www.reclaimtowear.com
info@reclaimtowear.com
Based in: UK
Phone:+44(0)20 86178818
Contact: Orsola de Castro
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SUPPLIER
DIRECTORY
2014
THE GLOBAL GUIDE
TO SUPPLIERS OF
SUSTAINABLE
FABRICS, FIBRES,
COMPONENTS, AND
PRODUCTION
SERVICES TO THE
FASHION INDUSTRY
Printed Directory
issued to over
1000 brands in
2013
** The deadline
to be included in
the 2014 Supplier
Directory is 13 th
Dec 2013
FAIR TRADE: ECO: ETHICAL:
RECYCLED: CHANGING LIVES
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PREVIEW
2014
4 TH – 5 TH FEBRUARY
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