Closed Loop

02/07/2021

Skal du med? Så skynd dig at få fat i en billet. Det blir fedt💚🎓♻️

Join the coolest summer school for young sustainability heroes! 🌱

We are so happy to be joining TEKSTILREVOLUTIONENS SOMMERSKOLE on Ungdomsøen this summer.
Along with many other amazing speakers from e.g. GANNI, Organic Basics, I Tråd Med Verden and Closed Loop, we at WAIR will be talking about our start-up journey in the circular fashion world and textile upcycling.

Are you between 18-30 years old and would like to spend some days learning about the different areas surrounding textiles, the textile industry, and the green transition, in beautiful surroundings?
Then this summer school is for you!

The event is between August 3rd-8th 🌱
You can find tickets and more information by visiting https://www.tekstilrevolutionen.dk/sommerskole/?et_fb=1&PageSpeed=off

We’re so exited about this, and we hope to see you there 💚

Tekstilrevolutionen

21/02/2018

Er du vores nye praktikant?

21/01/2018

Missing a Sunday evening read?

"..a dedicated group of sustainability champions will lead the way, showing the fashion industry how to drive innovation and value by integrating sustainability across the entire value chain."

As fashion's focus shifts to a circular economy, in 2018 sustainability will evolve from being a menu of fragmented initiatives to being an integral and defining part of the entire fashion value chain.

09/01/2018

If you need a read for tonight then head over to Fashion Forum and read about the reopening of The Fabric Source.

In Danish only.

Den 19. januar 2018 åbner stifter af Closed Loop, Suzi Christoffersen, igen dørene til The Fabric Source, Nordens største bæredygtige materialebibliotek, efter at have overtaget det fra Danish Fashion Institute.

08/01/2018

We are celebrating the reopening of The Fabric Source at our new office in Copenhagen - and you are invited!

Sign up at [email protected].

We look forward to seeing you!

- The Closed Loop Team

05/01/2018

Our founder Suzi Christoffersen has hit the radio waves with Anders Morgenthaler and Klimatestamentet on DR P1!

So have a listen right here:

Anders Morgenthaler er gået grøn, når det gælder tøjet. Ikke farvemæssigt - men mere i overført betydning. Han kunne selvfølgelig bare købe mindre, men det er jo heller ikke sjovt, når man som Anders går op i, hvad man har på. Derfor jagter han grønne øko-mærker, når han shopper. Men...

13/12/2017

Modern Meadow has recently introduced the world to Zoa™. 'Zoa' is a biofabricated leather made using living cells instead of animals.

See more below where co-founder and chief executive Andras Forgacs spoke at last weeks' The Business of Fashion Voices conference.

Biofabrication is set to shake up the $100-billion business of leather goods, explained Andras Forgacs of Modern Meadow on stage at VOICES. Watch now.

07/12/2017

Are you interested in learning more about supplier manuals, code of conduct and event terms & conditions of trade?
Then don't hesitate to sign up for the forthcoming Dafi Academy with our founder Suzi Christoffersen and consultant Kis Karup on December 14.

The academy will be held at the Danish Fashion Institute and you can read more here:

Den 14. december fortæller bæredygtighedsekspert Suzi Christoffersen og tekstilkonsulent Kis Karup om gode leverandøraftaler, der varetager både kvalitet, kemikalier og arbejdsforhold.

23/11/2017

Black Friday is swiftly approaching and there is no time like the present to stop purchasing and stop buying that jacket. In 2011 Patagonia placed an ad in The New Yorker on Friday, November, 25 in order to address the issue of consumerism, to inspire and implement solutions to our environmental crisis.

The full advertisement can be found here:

Photo: Patagonia advertisement from the Friday, November, 25, 2011 edition of The New York Times (click image to read as a PDF, 1.5MB). -------------------

22/11/2017

Xungai Wang and his team from Deakin University in Australia have created an innovative method where they are able to break down a pair of old jeans and use them as color for ten new ones without using water.

Read more about the exciting news here:

Using used denim to colour new denim.

25/10/2017

From trash to treasure as leather waste from Burberry is reimagined and reused for lifestyle accessories at Elvis and Kresse.

Read more about the good news here:

The Burberry Foundation today announces the launch of a five-year partnership with Elvis & Kresse, a sustainable luxury company creating lifestyle accessories by re-engineering waste material through innovative craftsmanship. Elvis & Kresse have received a grant from the Burberry Foundation to suppo...