Introduction To Upcycling And Design

The Issues: Waste

Despite the well-aired public mantra of ‘reduce, re-use, recycle’, it’s estimated that the fashion industry creates around 13 kilograms of fashion waste for every person on the planet every year. That waste is equivalent to a landmass larger...

11 Upcycling Designers to Watch

The Redress Design Award (previously the Ecochic Design Award) is now in its 8th year and for the first time has opened up to be completely global.  Here, we present the finalists - 11 inspiring creatives using their skills as designers to transf...

5 Designers Share Tips For Sourcing Textile Waste

With 57% of discarded clothing going to landfill each year, the fashion industry is looking at the huge amount of textile waste as a resource for new designs. In this short video from CO partner, Redress, five upcycling d...