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A Renewed Approach - Design to reduce the need to consume
In a world powered by consumerism our real challenge, as designers and makers, is to design in such a way as to reduce the need to consume... Wasteless Kiwi re-entered the fashion and textile industry with a fundamental understanding of the underlying environmental and ethical issues. We are designing within an overarching ethical and environmentally friendly approach towards closing the loop. We aim to make a positive impact and slow down the perpetuation of throwaway cheap fashion. We actively seek solutions that are sustainable and to change the modus operandi. We know one small brand cannot change a global culture,...
A huge thank you to all the wonderful backers
A huge thank you to all the wonderful backers who supported this campaign!! The last of the Whanau Packs are on their way!!! so keep an eye on the post... AND ENJOY!!! The OWLs ready to leave Miranda Haere rā
We're ahead of our targets with more KimiKits on their way around the world!
The first of the personalised KimiKits are on their way to Australia! AND the first of the Whanau Packs are also early and left on Friday!!! We're expecting to have them all delivered before the end of July - so keep an eye on the post... ENJOY!!!
Is the clothing and textile industry really that harmful?
The clothing and textile industry is the second largest polluter of clean water in the world, after agriculture. Globally textile production produces 1.2 billion tonnes of greenhouse gas every year. The UN estimates 10 percent of total global emissions come from the fashion industry. The textile industry’s excessive use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers harms both the environment and the workers. Take Cotton for example: conventionally grown cotton makes up half global textile production in world and accounts for 25 percent of world insecticide use, whereby, in some cases, the crop is sprayed up to ten times per season. Cotton...
Where do you see the Global Fashion industry in 5 years?
In June 2014, I was asked this question by Danielle Bunkall from develbranded.com. (See the full Part 2 interview here). My answer then was: “Five years is actually a short time. When I first started my Masters 7 years ago, I was adamant that things would change in five years. And in real terms nothing has. In five years’ time we’ll nearly be in 2020; will there be change? I have hope, because I can see this new generation is thinking way differently to those generations that have gone before them, they’re just not quite connecting the dots yet. So...