Circular Economy

The Download: Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2024

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The Download: Paris Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2024

Cutting through the chaos and overwhelming nature of fashion month, we distil the key insights from Paris Fashion Week.

Luxury : Fashion : Design

MVRDV converts mixed-use tower into women and children centre

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MVRDV converts mixed-use tower into women and children centre

Dutch architectural firm MVRDV has transformed a tower block in Shenzhen, China, into a colourful women and children’s centre.

Design : Architecture : Society

Houdini launches a one-stop-shop circular retail hub in Stockholm

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Houdini launches a one-stop-shop circular retail hub in Stockholm

Rent, reuse, repair, buy, try or subscribe – all in one place. That is the promise of Houdini Sportswear’s new retail concept bringing circular fas...

Retail : Sustainability : Fashion

Regenerative Luxury Jewels

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Regenerative Luxury Jewels

Thanks to advances in materials and manufacturing, the jewellery industry is entering a new era of sustainability.

Luxury : Sustainability : Fashion

How Jewellery is leading the Circular Economy

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How Jewellery is leading the Circular Economy

Caroline Chalmer, CEO and founder of Finematter, discusses how the jewellery industry is changing in a digital landscape.

Luxury : Eco Design And Sustainability : Circular Economy

Stat: Second-hand luxury sales are soaring

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Stat: Second-hand luxury sales are soaring

As the personal luxury goods market returns to pre-pandemic growth, demand for second-hand items is increasing.

Fashion : Sustainability : Luxury

Stat: Branded packaging is polluting UK coastlines

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Stat: Branded packaging is polluting UK coastlines

With the UK’s packaging pollution growing at an alarming rate, a study by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS) finds that branded items are largely to blam...

Sustainability : Food & Drink : Society

ZigZag makes returning clothing greener for retailers

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ZigZag makes returning clothing greener for retailers

Returns platform ZigZag Global is empowering retailers to turn clothing returns into charitable donations.

Retail : Fashion : Sustainability

Mattel’s PlayBack makes plastic toys circular

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Mattel’s PlayBack makes plastic toys circular

Toymaker Mattel is responding to the growth in eco-conscious mindsets among children and parents with a plastic toy upcycling scheme.

Sustainability : Conscious Play : Recycling

LVMH is cataloguing and reselling its deadstock fabrics

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LVMH is cataloguing and reselling its deadstock fabrics

Luxury group LVMH has launched an online resale platform for its fabrics and leather goods.

Luxury : Resale : Circular Economy

Stat: British beauty consumers are reluctant to shop sustainably

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Stat: British beauty consumers are reluctant to shop sustainably

According to a report by creative studio The Pull Agency, 87% of British beauty shoppers have never heard of the circular economy.

Retail : Sustainability : Beauty

This Earth-friendly amenity kit reduces hotel waste

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This Earth-friendly amenity kit reduces hotel waste

Sustainable design collective OnMateria has created an eco-conscious toiletry kit to help hotels embrace the circular economy.

Travel : Hospitality : Sustainability

Burberry uses blockchain to trace garments

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Burberry uses blockchain to trace garments

The luxury house is collaborating with IBM on a new product tracing system that gives consumers insight into the lifecycle of their clothing.

Fashion : Retail : Circularity

Fintech for the circular economy

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Fintech for the circular economy

DIEM is a new circular economy-oriented fintech company, empowering consumers to value and instantly gain credit for a range of lifestyle items.

Finance : Technology : Retail

A digital marketplace for circular materials

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A digital marketplace for circular materials

The B2B platform aligns buyers with sustainable sellers to foster a more responsible supply chain.

Fashion : Materials : Sustainability

A post-ownership running shoe service

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A post-ownership running shoe service

Swiss running brand On is launching a circular retail concept for its new zero waste running shoe, Cyclon.

Fashion : Shoes : Sustainability

Ikea eyes the second-hand retail market

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Ikea eyes the second-hand retail market

The furniture retailer plots to open its first second-hand store in a shopping centre dedicated to retailers selling re-used, organic or sustainabl...

Retail : Sustainability : Homeware

Deadstock Designers

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Deadstock Designers

As the pandemic leaves fashion brands with a glut of unsold apparel, designers are shifting focus to dead stock and agile new waste strategies.

Fashion : Retail : Design

Pebble creates cutlery for pandemic dining

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Pebble creates cutlery for pandemic dining

Circular economy studio Pentatonic has collaborated with Pharrell Williams on a portable dining Pebble for hygienic, on-the-go eating.

Food : Sustainability : Covid-19

Très Bien champions garments created at-home

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Très Bien champions garments created at-home

Retailer Très Bien has created the ATELJÉ limited-edition garment collection, produced entirely from home in the lockdown period.

Fashion : Recycling : Circular Economy

Stat: Locked down Britons to dispose of millions of unused clothes

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Stat: Locked down Britons to dispose of millions of unused clothes

A study by WRAP has shown that 67m clothing items, and as many as 22m pairs of shoes, could be discarded by UK homes as lockdown eases.

Fashion : Second Hand : Clothing

Christopher Raeburn’s new collection is entirely circular

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Christopher Raeburn’s new collection is entirely circular

The designer is not creating any new garments for London Fashion Week’s digital event.

Fashion : Retail : London Fashion Week

Covid-19: Fashion boxes give new life to dead stock

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Covid-19: Fashion boxes give new life to dead stock

Lost Stock is a fashion clothing box launched by e-commerce app MallZee as a way of supporting garment workers in Bangladesh.

Fashion : Circular Economy : Sustainable

A cookbook for creating biomaterials

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A cookbook for creating biomaterials

Aalto University in Finland has created a cookbook to allow people to experiment with and create their own plant- and wood-based biomaterials.

Cookbook : Biomaterials : Circular Economy

Algae shoes for sustainable families

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Algae shoes for sustainable families

Canada – Native Shoes is expanding its footwear line with the launch of new designs and versions for children.

Sustainable : Footwear : Algae

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