At the moment the clothing industry is based on fast and cheap production, and quantity runs over quality. This is completely unsustainable and the reason why Reet Aus, an Estonian fashion designer and PhD, wants to change the mass production system from inside out. In addition to upcycling and certifications, Reet sees taxes and conscious […]
Designer Reet Aus is dedicated to slow fashion. Not only has Reet made her collections out of post-industrial leftovers for years now, but also developed the first upcycling certification in the textile industry, which enables the circulation of leftover materials back to production inside the same factory. But how did that happen? In 1995, when Reet […]
Chocolate certificates were a big topic, again, during Christmas time. The conversation got me wondering, what do certificates contain, how many certificates there are and what do they actually tell you. Why Weecos can be seen as a certificate and what is the future of eco-labels anyway? *** The core idea of a certificate is […]