UPCYCLING SHOWCASING FOR THE FIRST TIME, PIONEERS IN THE UPCYCLING PROCESS FOR FASHION PRODUCTS IMAGE: SOURCE MEMBER HOUSE OF WANDERING SILK

EXPO 2013

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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