ECOCENTRIC DESIGN
Ecocentricity is the highest manifestation of state-of-the-art design. It evaluates materials through a wholistic narrative - from raw materials to final form, lifecycle, level of utility, social and environmental impacts.
BIOLOGICAL NUTRIENT
A design blueprint built to mimic the circularity found in natural thriving systems. Raw materials are sourced from waste by-products or regenerative systems. At end-of-life, materials are designed to be re-purposed into something new, or safely returned to the soil to quickly decompose. An approach that allows for all materials to be in perpetual synchrony with their respective bio-chemical cycles.
LOW-IMPACT SOURCING
Partnering with mills that are setting breakthrough standards in low-impact manufacturing. Our Bemberg™ (current primary fabric) partner Asahi Kasei from Japan holds the following certifications:
- I-REC (International Renewable Energy Certificate) certifies that 100% of energy used in production comes from renewable sources. All water used for dying and treating is recycled and comes from a local industrial purification plant.
- GLOBAL RECYCLED STANDARD - a voluntary product standard for tracking and verifying the content of recycled materials in a final product. The standard applies to the full supply chain and addresses traceability, environmental principles, social requirements, chemical content and labeling.
- TRANSACTION CERTIFICATE (TC) - verifies the goods being shipped (or delivered) from one organization to the next conform to a given standard.
- OEKO TEX STANDARD 100 - certifies that every component of the product has been rigorously tested against a list of up to 350 toxic chemicals.
MINIMALIST PACKAGING
All unnecessary materials will be avoided at all costs. Shipped packages will have the minimum amount of materials needed to protect the garment, and will avoid components that don’t offer utility. Secondary components designed for presentation and flare won’t be considered.