Leather is a material that is both ancient and beloved but in today’s world, it is also stricken with controversy and linked to environmental hazards and animal welfare violations. We look at what a responsible leather production entails.
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Usually, when we think of craft, the ‘hand-made’ immediately comes to mind. Yet, we live in an increasingly accelerated, digitalised age. How does this shift effect the position of the craftsperson, the definition of craftsmanship, and its value?
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To grasp a city’s diversity and organic richness with all senses is an expertise that Maurice Maggi has cultivated for decades. Walking through urban landscapes, he turns his attention to places like the pavement, fallow land, and scrub along the way only to find the best and overlooked ingredients for his poetic interventions.
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Lissome is a passion project, and what started as a one person exploration, has slowly and organically grown into a self-funded, independent publication, created by a dedicated all-women team of volunteers here in Berlin, as well as a wider, international community of writers, photographers, and stylists.
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On Saturday, April 27th, 2019, Slow Factory hosted “Study Hall: Sustainability as a Culture”, the fourth part of its captivating conference series on sustainability in fashion. Following swiftly after a successful partnership with the United Nations in February, the first international edition was held in London at Central Saint Martins and organised in collaboration with Fashion Revolution.
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Clare opens our eyes to a rebirth of global grassroots activism in her uplifting read Rise & Resist: How to Change the World.
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IKKIVI is a unique and beautifully curated online destination for sustainable fashion design from India, and, in the words of its founder and curator Nivi Murthy, “a portal to take a deeper breathe, to be mindful of the little things, to engage in meaningful conversations, and to shop slowly”.
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The quadrennial fashion event “State of Fashion” is currently on show in Arnhem, The Netherlands, and is Searching for the New Luxury.
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Sigrid McCarthy founded Intent Journal in Melbourne, Australia, in 2015. Her ground-breaking ethical fashion online publication clearly succeeds in bringing substance to style and is a real inspiration.
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We met Jade Sarita Arnott of Arnsdorf for a factory visit and asked her to share her experiences from running a truly transparent fashion business.
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Have you ever wanted to find out more about natural dyes? When we got introduced to the plant-dyed organic clothing line Sat-su-ma, we asked label founder Özge Horasan everything that we had ever wanted to know.
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I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
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Featuring rising star actress Lauren McCrostie in Lana Siberie, styled with vintage items, secondhand Sonya Rykiel and flower arrangements by Rebel Rebel.
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Meeting up with Iulia Filipovscaia of Lana Siberie is like going on a mini-retreat.
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Lissome's first editorial pays homage to the intimate everyday relationships and the emotional connections that we form with our clothing.
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Meet Daniel Harris, the founder of London's first micro-mill that produces bespoke cloth on carefully restored antique looms.
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Intricate clothing and artful settings in a joyful celebration of hand-embroidery.
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An interview with Nuno Henriques, founder of Toino Abel, about his mission to revive the endangered heritage craft of reed basket weaving.
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An interview with Deborah Alden of the Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator on how to grow your sustainable fashion business that has human and environmental health at its core.
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An interview with Charlotte Turner, researcher and project manager of The Sustainable Angle, about sourcing sustainable textiles and her take on certifications.
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