EXPO 2013 UPCYCLING
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<strong>EXPO</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />
<strong>UPCYCLING</strong><br />
SHOWCASING FOR THE FIRST TIME,<br />
PIONEERS IN THE <strong>UPCYCLING</strong><br />
PROCESS FOR FASHION PRODUCTS<br />
IMAGE: SOURCE MEMBER HOUSE OF<br />
WANDERING SILK
TRENDS<br />
• Scaling up<br />
• Matching conventional<br />
quality<br />
IMAGE: SOURCE MEMBER REET AUS
DGRADE<br />
Products: DGrade designs, develops and<br />
produces unique clothing collections for both brands<br />
and businesses exclusively using fabrics made from<br />
recycled plastic bottles.<br />
Ethics: Uses 50% less energy, 20% less water and<br />
produces 55% fewer carbon emissions than it takes to<br />
produce conventional Polyester<br />
USP: Quality rivals comfort, performance and even<br />
price of other conventional materials, big names<br />
clients already on board – Coca Cola, Nike + more<br />
Connect:<br />
www.dgrade.com<br />
kris@dgradeclothing.com<br />
Based in: UK and U.A.E<br />
Phone: +97155498763<br />
Contact: Kris Barber
DGRADE
REET AUS<br />
Products: Timeless high-quality fashion design<br />
products are made in Bangladesh using production<br />
leftovers from collections made for many known<br />
brand<br />
Ethics: Produces garments with 70% less water<br />
and 64% less energy per garment and reduce<br />
production waste by 40%<br />
USP: First brand in the world offering integration of<br />
upcycled design and mass-production<br />
Lead Times: Small orders 2 - 4 weeks, big<br />
orders not more than 3 months<br />
Min. Order: None<br />
Connect:<br />
www.reetaus.edicypages.com/en<br />
ausdesign@ausdesign.ee<br />
Based in: Estonia<br />
Producing in: Bangladesh<br />
Phone:(372) 53490709<br />
Contact: Reet Aus
REET AUS
HOUSE OF<br />
WANDERING SILK<br />
Products: Production and wholesale of unique<br />
accessories, jewellery and homewares from recycled<br />
and scrap materials<br />
Ethics: Working with 400 rural female artisans,<br />
committed to zero waste, fair trade, environmental<br />
and transparency policies<br />
USP: Beautiful, top quality silk products from<br />
vintage, disused and scrap materials<br />
Lead Times:6 - 8 weeks<br />
Min. Order: 10 pcs<br />
Connect:<br />
www.wanderingsilk.org<br />
katherine@wanderingsilk.org<br />
Based in: India<br />
Phone: (91) 9958263885<br />
Contact: Katherine Neumann
HOUSE OF<br />
WANDERING SILK
INTATEX<br />
Products: Sources textiles from surplus stocks<br />
including military, civilian and production over runs<br />
Ethics: Creating productive solutions to the<br />
problem of textile waste<br />
USP: Already working with a host of brands to<br />
incorporate upcycled materials into collections<br />
Lead Times: Depends on what’s in stock<br />
Min. Order: Depends on entirely on material<br />
Connect:<br />
www.reworks.org.uk<br />
intatexltd@gmail.com<br />
Based in: UK<br />
Phone: +44 (0) 7799 737956<br />
Contact: Alastair Harper
RECLAIM TO WEAR<br />
Products: System facilitators between designers,<br />
and retailers within the fashion industry in creating<br />
upcycled concept lines<br />
Ethics: Focus on upcycling to slow down<br />
unnecessary textile production, to minimise<br />
environmental damage and saving energy and water,<br />
as well as preventing discarded textiles from going to<br />
land fill<br />
USP: Over 15years industry expertise and<br />
successful collaboration with brand such as Topshop<br />
and Speedo<br />
Connect:<br />
www.reclaimtowear.com<br />
info@reclaimtowear.com<br />
Based in: UK<br />
Phone:+44(0)20 86178818<br />
Contact: Orsola de Castro<br />
IMAGE COURTESY OF TOPSHOP: RECLAIM TO WEAR COLLECTION
VISIT<br />
SOURCE<br />
DATABASE<br />
SOURCING<br />
Directory, for full<br />
details of<br />
suppliers<br />
represented in this<br />
showcase.<br />
www.ethicalfashionforum.c<br />
om/source-directory/<br />
directory/4
SUPPLIER<br />
DIRECTORY<br />
2014<br />
THE GLOBAL GUIDE<br />
TO SUPPLIERS OF<br />
SUSTAINABLE<br />
FABRICS, FIBRES,<br />
COMPONENTS, AND<br />
PRODUCTION<br />
SERVICES TO THE<br />
FASHION INDUSTRY<br />
Printed Directory<br />
issued to over<br />
1000 brands in<br />
<strong>2013</strong><br />
** The deadline<br />
to be included in<br />
the 2014 Supplier<br />
Directory is 13 th<br />
Dec <strong>2013</strong><br />
FAIR TRADE: ECO: ETHICAL:<br />
RECYCLED: CHANGING LIVES<br />
IMAGE: REET AUS
BRAND<br />
PREVIEW<br />
2014<br />
4 TH – 5 TH FEBRUARY<br />
THE GLOBAL<br />
SHOWCASE FOR<br />
SUSTAINABLE<br />
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