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ELV Denim

ELV Denim

London, United Kingdom

Pioneering British luxury upcycled denim brand founded by stylist Anna Foster. ELV (East London Vintage) Denim sources post-consumer jeans from UK vintage warehouses and reconstructs them into sophisticated, zero-waste denim — including their signature contrast mid-seam jean.

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bolsos berlin

bolsos berlin

Berlin, Germany

bolsos berlin is a small Upcycling-brand in Berlin. As a solo entrepreneur I create accessories with advertising banners, used sails, event-materials and other "industrial" waste like offset-printing mats. In our (I share the space with an other upcycling-artist) Work-Shop in Berlin-Kreuzberg I create, develop, manufacture and sell one-of-a-kind bags, backpacks, wallets, hip bags, bike-panners...

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Lauren Davies

Iron Keld

Kendal, England, UK

I upcycle retired outdoor fabrics into useful products and textile art. I also teach sewing workshops and provide a specialist outdoor gear repair service

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Angie Aguirre

Berlin, DE

Angie studied Communication Sciences in Córdoba, Argentina, before moving to Germany in 2004. Her work sits at the intersection of fashion, textiles, sustainability, communication, and social change. In 2012, she founded Therapy Recycle & Exorcise together with her sister Poli.

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Katherine Soucie

Sans Soucie

London, United Kingdom

Katherine Soucie, PhD, is a British-Canadian artist, designer whose work centres on creative reuse, remanufacturing, and mending. With over 25+ years of experience upcycling, her award winning studio/brand, Sans Soucie, works across textiles, fashion, and visual art, developing multidisciplinary approaches that transform textile industry waste into new materials and applications.

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YouForbia Art

The Fiber Revival

Fort Worth, United States

I transform what the world discards into vibrant, modern landscapes. Based in Fort Worth, Texas, my work explores the intersection of nature, geography, and sustainability. Using hand-tufted, reclaimed T-shirt fibers, I build bold topographical compositions that map the delicate interplay of shadows, textures and push the possibilities that the materials hold. My process begins by individually sel

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Maria Bernad

Les Fleurs Studio

Paris, France

Paris-based zero-waste label founded by creative director María Bernad. Les Fleurs creates romantic, historically inspired pieces — including bespoke bridal — sewn entirely from antique European lace, crochet, and vintage textiles from the 19th and 20th centuries.

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IGRA (ReDesign)

IGRA

Belgrade, Serbia

IGRA, Unique Clothing and Wellness, is playable but serious. Creates: - IGRA - MultiFunctional, TransFormable Design - IGRA - ReDesign - IGRA - Fashion Therapy, Clothes as Remedy, Color&AromaTherapy Fashion Design - IGRA - Fashion & Art ReDesign Therapy Workshops for children and adults, Mindfulness coaching with Holistic Intuitive Massage Therapies Art of Touch.

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Jaunice Thompson

ThreadsReclaimed

Rocklin, USA

Jaunice is the creator, fiber artist, and designer behind ThreadsReclaimed, Specializing in wearable art, transforming rescued denim and secondhand garments by fusing them with storied textiles—including heirloom lace, damaged 2nd hand and Vintage quilts, embroidered linens, thrifted garments and deadstock remnants. Her one-of-a-kind patchwork creations breathe new life into forgotten materials.

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