Couture upcycling made from luxury fabric intercuts

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Van Jadid makes unique garments and accessories from luxury fabric intercuts. Manufacturing is made in the Paris region and short channels are prioritised.

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Charity sale of Kenzo poppies made from recycled plastic, until January 31, 2020

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William Amor has created 250 numbered poppies for Kenzo Parfums, made from recycled plastic that are currently on sale worldwide: the largest part of the sales will be donated to a charity organisation until January 31st, 2020.

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Creative furniture made from upcycled pieces of aircraft

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As part of the recovery of the industrial heritage of Airbus, a team of 11 designers has manufactured furniture and lights from pieces of aircraft, that have been discarded after thousands of flight hours. 

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Fashion accessories made from upcycled water bottles and packagings

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Thu Nguyen Merer designs stylish hand bags, jewels, wallet, clutch and totebags by upcycling fruit juice packagings, papers,water bottles and scrap leather: her hand crafted pieces are manufactured by women cooperatives in the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.

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Vogue commits to adopting a charter of values, signed by its teams worldwide

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Vogue has performed an audit and produced a charter of sustainable values, adopted by the twenty six editions and signed by each editor in chief with his own name; the group will communicate numeral targets in January 2020.

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Auction of designer's benches for the benefit of a charitable cause, in Paris on December 9

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Fifty designers revisit the Nelson bench: the pieces of artwork will be sold by auction on next December 9, to the benefit of La Source, a social and educative general interest association that teaches art to children and youth in difficulty.

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Chair from upcycled and recyclable plastic, available from November 2019

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Fritz Hansen collaborates with Nendo studio to launch the NO2 Recycle chair, from plastic waste collected, processed and upcycled in central Europe, reducing transportation. 100% of the used polypropylene is recyclable.

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