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Vegetable leather reduces waste

30th Sep 2015
Brittanie

Vegetable leather reduces waste

Innovation in the fashion industry is uncovering sustainable processes of obtaining leather for fashion products. One of the most recent of these is 'vegetable leather', the result of turning fruit and vegetable waste into a quality leather substitut

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Fabric Hunting

19th Sep 2015
Brittanie

Fabric Hunting

We’re standing outside the gates of a large compound, about thirty minutes outside of Lyon, France, in the middle of summer with the mid-morning sun pouring down on us. Accompanied by about fifty locals, young and old, gypsies and the well-off, we’re

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  • #re-purposing
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  • #independent design
  • #sustainable fashion
  • #ethical fashion

#sweatfree

16th Aug 2015
Brittanie

#sweatfree

What it means to be sustainable for us, you, our workers, and the environment.Empire of Bees products are ethically and sustainably produced. We are a small Australian based company, that has a hands on approach to sustainable production. The leather

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Waste is up to you

5th Jul 2015
Beth

Waste is up to you

Here at Empire of Bees we like to encourage a technique called Zero-Waste design.  As the name suggests, this technique considers how every piece of fabric is used so as to eliminate waste, which ultimately also contributes to reducing landfi

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  • #zero waste design

Zero Waste Inspiration

24th Nov 2014
EOB recommends

Zero Waste Inspiration

A truly inspiring article that shows just how a zero waste life can be achieved, amazing.http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-16168/i-havent-made...

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  • #livingsustainably
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