ZĪLE

ZĪLE is Latvian brand which production is based on concept of upcycling while trying to reflect it as symbol of identity, character and personality in the same time promoting green lifestyle.

We may describe 21st century as time of humankind returning to nature- demand and wish for eco-friendly products has increased widely therefore course of „upcycling” and green thinking is expierencing fast growth in different fields. Concept of „upcycling” is based on principle to restore existing materials and matter in order to create new, unique form that represents added value, identity and green lifestyle.

 MISSION: Highlight personality and character through clothing in the same time creating green lifestyle promoting clothing collection using concept of upycling as well representing clothing as extensive and transformable materia in context of global environmental trend.

SC Cottontex SRL- Timisoara

SC CottonTex  SRL is part of the TExmarket Company (Italy), a company which is specialized in the production of custom-made sportswear, owned by Widman family.

TExmarket is one of the leading producers of cycling apparel and also produces personalised apparel for running, winter sports, triathlon and various team sports such as soccer, basketball, handball etc. In 1993 they opened SC CottonTex in Timisoara, where they are sewing custom- made sportswear products. In 2017, Michael Widman and Andreas Godman shared a vision: Sustainability in the shape of upcycling and fair production conditions. They create Airpaq  company, which produces trendy bag packs from airbags and old safety belts. These bag packs are sewn in Timisoara.

Airpaq works with the rejects of a major airbag manufacturer whilst the safety belt buckles are salvaged from scrapyards

Gnana Studio

Established in 2011 by former model Floriana Sandu, Gnana Studio, is an ethical and sustainable fashion label. Products are made with eco-friendly and recycled materials and locally woven textiles. Cotton and bamboo used in the collections came from antique shops or specialised warehouses and brought back to life via a transparent production process.

By recycling old materials, the designer says she saves huge amounts of water, and the carbon footprint of her brand is reduced. “In Romania, the fashion market is not mature enough because of economic reasons. The sustainable segment is underdeveloped, so it is hard to survive only on the local market,” Floriana Sandu says. Despite the difficulties, the brand increased its income by 107% during its second year of activity.

PATZAIKIN-the hemp initiative

Patzaikin is a Romanian fashion and lifestyle creative Ecosystem founded in 2011 in Bucharest by architect Teodor Frolu and his partner, Olympian Ivan Patzaichin.

Romanian Ivan Patzaichin is, with no doubt, a true champion. His career saw him win seven Olympic and 22 world championship medals for canoeing in the 1970s and 1980s. Now aged 69, Patzaichin developed a new passion: promoting his native Danube Delta while campaigning for slow tourism and sustainable food and fashion in the region.In 2011 he founded Patzaikin, alongside business partner, Teodor Frolu, and fashion designer Olah Gyarfas. “Our fundamental idea was always to use authentic Romanian materials,” Ivan Patzaichin explains. “We want to promote and revive what Romania used to be 30 years ago. Our country was the biggest exporter of hemp with well-developed textile industry,” he recalls.

From plant to the thread, to fabric, to product, our clothing is designed to be worn into the future. Apart from the seasonal trends of fashion, they become your very personal layers for timeless expression — clothes not as protection, but as membrane and link between humans and their environment.Our artisanal products highlight the rural-urban connection and are made from materials that were traditionally used by the Romanian folk.

Revestia

Тextiles exert various environmental impacts in their life cycle.  The increase in consumption has consequences both in terms of increased textile waste flows and in terms of the environmental impacts associated with production, use and end-of-life management of textiles.  For this purpose, a company was created. We are processing textile waste, which would be used for future use. Produces 100% recycled pieces of fiber used in pillow production.Currently, the company has machines and capacity for processing textile waste only from textile intuitions that produce quilts, pillows and filled mattress protectors. We recycle their waste and create a new product.Revestia has developed an industrial upcycling method that involves complete lifecycle analysis of home textile field products.

In our company, a supplier of textile material plays a very important role, which guarantees the quality and quantity of the textile material. It is necessary that the amount of waste we procure as waste for processing, be clean, without any other kind of mat

Atelier Irina Tosheva

Macedonia has been ranked Europe’s most polluted country, according to the European Environment Agency (November 2018).

People from creative industries are those who can convey a different world view and hence the responsibility to change things around us, for better. 

Irina Tosheva is a Macedonian fashion brand, since 2012. A label that binds latest trends, technologies and various ways of creative expression.
Producing collections twice a year (spring/summer, fall/winter) hinges from a central theme, which inspires the fundamental prints, shapes, sustainable fabrics and presentation. Considered garments are defined as fresh, fun and forward thinking , as the process behind their creation runs deeper than just clean lines and following trends.  

For the collections Tosheva collaborates with many artists and designers, actively participating in various projects to raise some awareness and philanthropy, as an integral part of her work.

Astibo Fashion Group

AFG has wide range of making garments for men, women and children form all kinds of fabrics, natural, synthetic and mixed fabrics, by which most used are cotton, linen, viscose and polyester. By reuse of fabrics, the textile companies can dispose the waste of the landfill and prolong its life cycle by using it like raw material to get textile, insulation fabrics, construction materials etc. Textile waste can be used as resource for new production. For example, for opportunity to reuse the textile waste is making protective work wear from recycled textile. Otherwise, the unused waste of fabrics that are not biodegradable, can pollute our natural environment.

Repurpose of the waste is done in collaboration with our partners who send us orders for making specific pieces and the production is made in our confection VIT.

BAIBA LADIGA

Conceptual Latvian fashion brand. Sustainable demi-couture fashion design. Brand based and produced in Latvia, available worldwide. Mainly black and white, made of natural materials like.

Brand’s philosophy:  Fashion meets architecture and art.

 Baiba Ladiga – Kobayashi (brand BAIBA LADIGA) is a conceptual designer based in Riga, Latvia. Designer has worked as a fashion design lecturer in Shanghai as well freelancer as a stylist and fashion illustrator internationally.Baiba Ladiga – Kobayashi is constantly looking for new shapes, materials and construction methods, very often draped, minimalistic, architectonic. Her garments and accessories are a perfect match for busy travelers or simply active life lovers, thanks to its functionality. Her idea is: fashion should follow our needs and not the opposite. Deconstruction plays a big role in the BAIBA LADIGA design as well.Besides Baiba Ladiga – Kobayashi main brand BAIBA LADIGA, designer has created diffusion line KOBAYASHI.

At the moment her collections are sold in EU, Japan and China. Her Avantgarde pieces are worn by style icons like Lily Gatins.

ASPECT

Aspect Limited is a premier manufacturer of custom Sportswear and team uniforms. Aspect was established with the express goal of outfitting elite sportsmen, women and youth to look and perform their very best. In addition to a wide range of sportswear Aspect has a unique specialization and product performance understanding in the marine and water based sports, including; sailing, kayaking, canoeing, rafting, wind-surfing, kite-boarding and stand-up-paddling to name but a few of the focus sports. Aspect is committed to being a leader in custom performance apparel. Customization, product quality and speed are their focal points. They strive to be on the forefront of technology by providing online apparel customization that allows clients the freedom to design team’s badge of honour effortlessly.

Aspect long and successful experience in sewing and sportswear production allows to be helpful to their clients in advising on construction, patterns, fabrics and components selection. They offer a complete production process, from design, creating a prototype, through to printing or embroidery and finally delivering a quality ready to sell product.

RUTZ

Created in 2012, rutz walk in cork is a Portuguese brand born from a passion for the art of shoes and its savoir faire.

Cork is a 100% natural raw material, that is 100% reusable and 100% recyclable, extracted from cork oaks without harming the normal development of the species and without damaging the tree. The extracted cork is 100% harnessed. Once processed, into stoppers for example, cork can also re-enter the production process. The cork can be recycled by shredding and the granules resulting from this process can be used in other products, such as shoes and accessories, cladding panels, fishing buoys.

Name ‘RUTZ’ has two meanings: On one hand, the brand name recalls our “roots”, our Portuguese origins and traditions which will inspire our collections. On the other hand, the name shows us our “routes”, the paths we will follow towards to a better future: the eco-friendly choice of material and the concern with lightness and comfort. That said, Let’s walk “in” cork.