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StGall – 800 years of luxury lace work: A homage

August 11, 2011
Laces have been a firm part of haute-couture since the medieval, and the fabric still is, and always has been, a luxury product. The StGall exhibition in Switzerland pays tribute to 800 years of lace work featuring the best of European textile artisanry and technology.
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CircularityMaterials

Made to Last – The life of a yukata

July 26, 2011
This article has originally been published online by ‘Japan for Sustainability’ (JFS) on May 30, 2005. It is the 1st...
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UK House of Lords and ethical fashion – Debate-able?

March 12, 2011
On March 3rd, 2011, ethical fashion was discussed in a Question session of the UK's House of Lords. Much focus was on human rights & the environment. But fashion is driven by SMEs ...
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Village Spinner, Laos
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Threads of beauty – Changing Laotian women weavers’ lives a thread at a time

January 16, 2011
“The voice of a poor man does not carry very far” they say in Laos. But TAMMACHAT - a Canadian social business - is collaborating with Laotian women weaver communities to change that.
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The value of skin – How cheap can leather be?

October 31, 2010
In a recent trip to Italy, I encountered many a beautiful leather product. Yet - all of them seemed to too cheap. Cheaper than sustainable - or not?
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Raw undyed Isan silk ((c) Sawan Boran)
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Sawang Boran and the Isan silk weavers – A social community business in Thailand

September 13, 2010
Sawang Boran is a social community business in the Thailand. They use traditional skills to produce high-quality hand-woven silk ikat fabric made of golden Isan silk.
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