Textiles

Survey Says... Convenience Is the Name of the Recycling Game

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Sustainability, Textiles, Landfills, Landfill Waste, Recycled Clothing, Recycling Centers, Thrift Store, Textile Recycling, Recycle Clothing, Green News
Mattias Wallander

While we're out improving access to textile recycling in communities across the country, we are sometimes confronted with the notion that thrift stores and charities already collect most unwanted clothing. The facts don't support that line of thinking.

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Lauren Luloff's Recent Small Works at Horton Gallery

Kari Adelaide | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Art, New York, Horton Gallery, Lauren Luloff, Spring Equinox, Textiles, New York Gallery, Art Exhibitions, Arts News
Kari Adelaide

2012-03-22-Screenshot20120322at12.39.17PM.png Luloff's process of laboriously layering oil, bleached bed sheets and vintage fabric endow the pieces with a raw yet tidy magnitude of depth.

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Why Ban Textiles From Landfills?

Mattias Wallander | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Sustainability, Landfills, Textiles, Global Warming, Landfill Waste, Green News
Mattias Wallander

We need to change our mindset and accept that recyclables encompass far more than just the bottles and cans we are so accustomed to tossing in the trusty blue bin.

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The Not One Sock Resolution

Mattias Wallander | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: New Year's Resolutions, Environment, Recycling, Clothing, Sustainability, Environmentalism, Textiles, Green News
Mattias Wallander

Last spring I asked people to take the Not One Sock Pledge and commit to one year of not throwing any single textile in the trash. So my resolution, not a moment too soon, is to adhere to this pledge.

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Dave Jamieson

Rural South Carolina Waits In Vain For Job Creators

HuffingtonPost.com | Dave Jamieson | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: South Carolina Primary, Jobs Crisis, Sc Primary, Wages, Economy, Elections 2012, Marlboro County, Manufacturing, South Carolina Primary Election, South Carolina Primary Election 2012, Unemployment, 2012 Election, South Carolina, Sc Primary 2012, South Carolina Primary 2012, Textiles, Unions, Job Creation, Business News

BENNETTSVILLE, S.C. -- It's been more than two years since Frederick Parker had a decent full-time job. Standing outside the state workforce office...

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"Slowly Seeping Through My Hands:" The Wearable Art of Nikoline Liv Andersen

Evelyne Politanoff | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Fabric Art, Textiles, Denmark, Horsens Kunstmuseum, Nikoline Liv Andersen, Art Exhibitions, Fashion Designers, Style News
Evelyne Politanoff

Why should we live if we must die? It is one of the questions Danish artist Nikoline Liv Andersen puts us in  this exhibition.

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Peru, Fashion Muse

Leora Novick | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Peru, Style, Design, Travel, Fashion, Weaving, Textiles, Inca, South America, Slidepollajax, South America Travel, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Leora Novick

While each village continues to add their own personal flavor, the core traditions of the Quechua people are still the a vibrant thread in Peru's fashion scene.

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Journey To Lake Sebu In The Philippines

John Robshaw | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Philippines Textiles, The Philippines, Mindanao, Textiles, Philippines, Philippines Travel, Abaca, Home Design, Stylelist Home News
John Robshaw

Having fallen in deep with a Philippine gang in NYC that would descend upon me armed with deadly leche flan and delicious pork dishes, I was invited to come over to their homeland to see the abaca that I have long admired from the island of Mindanao.

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America Recycles Day: Get Involved

Mattias Wallander | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Environmental Protection Agency, Environmentalism, Consumerism, Textiles, Recycle, Impact News
Mattias Wallander

America Recycles Day serves as a great reminder to all Americans that we are responsible for doing our part for the planet.

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What Not to Wear!

Mattias Wallander | Posted 11.22.2011

Read More: Greenpeace International, Water, Environment, Green News, Environmentalism, Textiles, Fashion/Apparel, Greenpeace, Toxins, Green News
Mattias Wallander

While we can make good and responsible choices as consumers, we should also be aware of what the brands we consume are up to while producing the items we buy. While recycling textiles is important, their production is also an important environmental issue.

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Going the Extra Mile

Mattias Wallander | Posted 10.31.2011

Read More: Clothing, Running, Marathon, Environment, Environmentalism, Green Living, Textiles, San Francisco, Ecotextiles, Green Jobs, Green News
Mattias Wallander

You might think of running as a very 'green activity' -- just you and your running shoes pounding the pavement. Right? Actually, that's not the case.

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The Lifecycle of a T-shirt

Mattias Wallander | Posted 08.30.2011

Read More: Recycling, Clothing, Garment Industry, Cotton, Environment, Green News, Environmentalism, Supply Chain, Green Living, Textiles, Pollution, Air Pollution, Shipping, Green News
Mattias Wallander

Do you ever stop and think about what the impact of a t-shirt is on the planet? You'd probably be surprised to learn what's involved in the lifecycle of just one t-shirt.

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Delaunay, Camnitzer and Cone: Art, Transformations and Identity on an Upper Fifth Avenue Museum Stroll

Monroe Price | Posted 07.20.2011

Read More: Uruguay, Art Collecting, Textiles, Cooper Hewitt, El Museo Del Barrio, Conceptual Art, Jewish Museum, Arts News
Monroe Price

Have these disparate institutions of upper 5th Avenue unconsciously created a kind of ode to the immigrant experience, drawn from three different eras, three geographical settings, three different roles and histories?

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Art With a Message: Get With the Textile Recycling Program

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Art, Fashion, Green Fashion, Environment, Recycling, Derek Melander, Clothing Donations, Sustainability, Textiles, Columbia College Chicago, Green News
Mattias Wallander

An exhibition at Chicago's Columbia College is using art to send a message to the fashion industry and consumers that it's time to really examine the impact of fashion and apparel on the environment.

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EXHIBITION SPOTLIGHT: Illustrator Maira Kalman's Whimsical Drawings At Skirball Center, LA

Posted 02.03.2011

Read More: Photography, Illustration, Drawings, ARt Exhibition, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Embroidery, Art, Jewish, New York Times, Performance Art, The New Yorker, Skirball Cultural Center, Textiles, Maira Kalman, Slidefullscreen, Arts News

WHO: Maira Kalman WHAT: Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (Of a Crazy World) WHEN: On view now through February 13, 2011. Coming soon to the Jewis...

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Fibers for the Future Lie in the Past

Greta Eagan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Retail, Textiles, Economy, Recycling, Eco Fashion, Fashion/Apparel, Fashion, Upcycling, Business, Fabric, Style News
Greta Eagan

The retail industry may have found the silver lining in affordable material sourcing with an eco-added bonus. Now it is time for luxury brands to join the pre-produced material sourcing crowd.

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Used Clothing Collection Bins: Why They're Good for the Environment

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Epa, Recycling, Usagain, Textiles, Grader, Used Clothing, Recyclable Materials, Clothing Collection Bins, Green News
Mattias Wallander

Let's not limit ourselves when it comes to recycling -- there's more to it than aluminum and glass.

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Textile Waste: Taking Cues From Emerging Markets

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Usagain, Population Growth, India, Used Clothing, Textile Recycling, Clothing Recycling, Textile Waste, Consumption, China, Census, Markets, Environment, Textiles, Emerging Markets, Green News
Mattias Wallander

The average American consumes over 60 pounds of new clothing a year. Unlike us, emerging economies protect the environment by consuming millions of tons of second-hand clothing each year.

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BLOG WATCH> Gert & Uwe Tobias' German Exhibit On ArtObserved

AO Art Observed | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Modern Art, Graphic Design, Art Exhibits, Gert and Uwe Tobias, Textiles, Berlin Art Galleries, Artobserved, Art Galleries, Folk Art, Art Exhibitions, Blog-Watch, Berlin, Arts News

Currently on view at Contemporary Fine Arts Berlin is "Neue Arbeiten," an exhibition of recent work by fraternal collaborative Gert & Uwe Tobias (b. 1...

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FASHION DESIGN: Young But Thriving Istanbul Fashion Week S/S 2011 On Wallpaper

Wallpaper* Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Istanbul, Wallpaper Magazine, Bora Aksu, Style, Fashion Shows, Istanbul Fashion Week, Arzu Kaprol, Textiles, Dice Kayak, Fashion, Fashion Week, Spring/Summer 2011, Arts News

It may only be three seasons old, but Istanbul Fashion Week has definitely whetted our appetites for more sartorial Turkish delights. Its latest stagi...

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'Bra Recyclers' Donate Lingerie To Breast Cancer Survivors

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Self-Esteem, Breast Cancer, Textiles, Bras, Recycled Materials, Elaine Birks-Mitchell, The Bra Recyclers, Impact News

Elaine Birks-Mitchell was guilty of stowing-away unused bras. Deciding it was time to recycle her lingerie for a cause, she founded The Bra Recyclers ...

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PHOTOS: The Most Clever And Outrageous Recycling Schemes

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, San Francisco, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, California, Compost, Recyclebank, Terracycle, Chewing Gum, Chewed, How to Recycle Tennis Shoes, Textiles, New York City, Clothing, Cleveland, RFID Chip, Green Handed, Green Living, Gumdrop, Slidepollajax, Green News

There are so many reasons to recycle: it keeps waste out of the landfill, it lessens the need for virgin plastic, metal, and paper materials, it costs...

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THE SKINNY: LACMA Resnick Gala Avant-Garde After Party

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Resnick Pavilion, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, After-Party, Renzo Piano, Architecture, Lynda Resnick, Textiles, Lacma, Slidefullscreen, Costume Collection, Los-Angeles-Culture, LA Culture, Arts News

WHAT: LACMA Resnick Gala Avant-Garde After Party WHO: LACMA's Avant-Garde Members, After Party Co-Chairs and Host Committee, Jessica de Ruiter and Je...

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Wal-Mart and H&M Commit to Greening Their Textile Supply Chain

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Water Pollution, H&M, Water, Supply Chain, Fashion, Textiles, Wal-Mart, China, Green News
Frances Beinecke

Big names like Wal-Mart and H&M have the purchasing power to drive improvements all the way up the supply chain. They send a signal to manufacturers that there is a market out there for textiles made using cleaner practices.

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Thinking About a Textile Recycling Program? What Every City Should Consider

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Governments, Usagain, Used Clothing, City Planning, Recycling, Green Jobs, Recycle, Waste, Textiles, Clothes, Reducing Waste, Green News
Mattias Wallander

City recycling programs can't stop at bottles and cans. There's still a lot more local leaders can do to drive down the amount of waste sent to costly landfills each year.

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