More than textiles; a system.
In our second episode of our online webinar serie, Fashion Talks, we invited Niccy Kol, from Raddis Cotton to dive deep into the world of sustainable material sourcing. As a textile expert she has worked with Escada, Gerry Weber, [...]
Biodegradable, compostable or bio-based, defining the solutions of the future.
Waste is a huge issue in the way we are operating on earth, but inspired by the natural cycles new alternatives have come up, such as degrading the resources. This can be done in many ways, some with [...]
Can fashion be sustainable?
Sustainability, the new go-to buzz word of fashion brands the last few years. We hear it so much these days that it almost lost its true meaning. That doesn’t make it less of an important topic to discuss, [...]
Designing the future of the Fashion Industry
From the ground to your closet, but what happens after we don’t want a garment anymore? They say that 80% of a product’s environmental impact is determined at the design stage, so how can we make design a [...]
The top 3 most sustainable materials
The textiles we are producing and consuming are polluting our planet at a high rate. We know this, but what are the options to preserve our resources? New alternatives have come to save the day. Take a look [...]
5 burning questions for our new Sustainability Officer
As you know, sustainability lives in the core of Manufy. We want to be a catalyst for the fashion industry, offering tools for a more efficient and convenient use of resources by sourcing locally. We gather the data for [...]
Change agents: Lorena Villegas
Lorena Villegas is a Colombian designer based in The Netherlands. She lived a few years in Buenos Aires and in Paris, places where she gets a lot of inspiration from to create her designs. Now based in Amsterdam, [...]
Sourcing close to home is the way to go
When we look at garments we will find that a big part of them carry a ‘made in China’ label inside. Our first instinct may be to think it’s a low quality piece, but have you ever stood still [...]
Change-makers: Renoon | Iris Skrami
It is estimated that worldwide, around 107 billion pieces of clothing and 14.5 billion pairs of shoes were purchased in 2016 (Common Objective, 2018). Most of these items are made under unethical conditions and through a highly polluting supply [...]