What do you do when you’re sitting on a pile of old wide legs jeans that just aren’t in fashion anymore? Well if you’re designer Hyun Gun Jang, you tailor them into gorgeous geometric dresses. Who ...
Berlin-based designer Sophie Rowley, who began experimenting with recycled materials as a master’s student at Central Saint Martins in London creates the marblelike surfaces of her Bahia Slate Tables ...
While automakers like Ford continue to make improvements in fuel efficiency, they are always looking for other ways to reduce a vehicle’s environmental footprint. One way to do this is by using ...
</a> is an article that explains three different ideas for converting those old jeans into new items that will cost you nothing but time, a couple pairs of old jeans and the use of a sewing machine.
Ford is using recycled cottons in the interior of the new 2012 Focus as part of carpet backing and sound absorption material. Cotton from post-consumer, recycled blue jeans is used in areas such as ...
Reuse Jeans, an eco-friendly denim company with its flagship shop in Laguna Beach, started when owner George Powell’s son, Luke, asked him a good question. “We were taking bottles and cans to the ...
Before you get rid of old jeans, be sure to look at these denim crafts. A bunch of DIY projects you can make out of denim. From sewing to decor there are a variety of options to put that awesome ...
It uses a new technique that dissolves fabric and then re-spins the thread, making it even stronger than before. This newest pair of Levi’s started as five old T-shirts. Using a new fabric-recycling ...
I saw that designers were using bright acid colours in the spring/summer collections so I thought I would choose a brightly coloured lining, and I like things that sparkle so I decorated the front ...
They don’t look like they’re made from trash – and that’s the whole idea behind Levi’s new Waste-Less jeans.The company says at least 20 percent of the material that goes into making this denim comes ...
They recently launched a new clothes and textiles recycling scheme across Ireland which aims to make it more convenient for people to donate their pre-loved bits and pieces. Penneys said that their ...