As many already know, the fashion industry is one of the most polluting in the world, specifically producing about 10% of all global CO2 emissions, as this United Nations report explains. In order to make this industry circular, however, there are many factors to take into account: from the use of water for garment production…
Founded in 2010 by Ondřej Chybík and Michal Krištof, CHYBIK + KRISTOF is an architecture and urban design practice, whose projects aim to bridge the gap between private and public space, taking into account local culture and environmental specificities. Their intervention for Manifesto Market is an example of this approach - Manifesto is a hospitality brand with a…
Sustainability starts with small actions, and when these are carried out by leading companies in the sector, it's a good sign. For a brand it's impossible to change its production from one year to the next or reduce the number of products without risking to raise prices. There is a sensitive balance that must be…
WeVux continues the exploration of new materials with the Chitofoam system, developed by Charlotte Böhning and Mary Lempres. The project offers a circular solution for Styrofoam waste management, with the help of insects!
Styrofoam isn't biodegrade and instead just fractures into smaller and smaller bits, called microplastics. Just in the US, roughly 25 billion…
There are still two years left, but in 2024 we could read the first draft of a UN treaty that will regulate plastic production and pollution on an international scale. Two weeks ago, at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, 175 countries approved the resolution that will see nations hash out a set of universal rules and…
Based in Malmö, Sa: k design studio was started in 2021 by industrial designer Stina Henriksson, previously on WeVux. Sa: k is a play on words with the designer's full name and the basis of the work – in Swedish, sak means thing or object. The studio focuses on industrial design in its broader sense,…
Risacca was born a year ago from an idea of Carlo Roccafiorita, Cristiano Pesca and Federica Ditta, three professionals under 35 with backgrounds in design, regeneration and sustainability. Their mission is ambitious: they want to promote innovative solutions for the reuse and recycling of waste from the fishing industry - from fishing nets to plastic…
To end the year in the best possible way, we will present selections of the most interesting projects we talked about in 2021. After the many requests we have received on the subject, the first article is related to new sustainable materials, an increasingly widespread trend since the arrival of pandemic. Construction materials, new leathers,…
Founded by the homonymous association, Giacimenti Urbani Festival returns to Cascina Cuccagna until 28 November. The main festival topics are bottom-up circular economy and the reduction of waste of resources. After the stop in 2020, the event returns with a week full of meetings, competitions for ideas, exhibitions, discussion tables, and much more, with the…
When we talk about large events such as exhibitions, fairs, fashion shows, one of the important aspects that have always been little considered is that of environmental impact, not only in terms of energy but also regarding recycling and reuse of setting up materials at the end of the events. Many fitters have the opportunity…