Manufactum & Active Wear + Cradle to Cradle®
Manufactum, as a German retailer, is known we encounter dwindling resources, increasing Designed for environmental compatibility What happens when we live up to our for choosing products for their high quality waste quantities, and social shortcomings – a and produced in a closed loop. responsibilities. as well as the craft skills and premium development that rather diametrically opposes The Cradle to Cradle® approach takes At the time when a product reaches the end materials implemented. From the outset, our values at Manufactum. This is why we recycling one step further by establishing of its usefulness, the manufacturer will take innate beauty and good design have been decided to encourage and support tomorrow’s closedloop production circles that not only it back and see to it that it is reintroduced RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION as important to us as ease of use, longevity ideas in the fashion sector. reduce waste but are essentially wastefree. in the closed ecological cycle. Practically and reparability. In the 30 years since our The raw materials nature provides us with speaking, you can return the women’s vest to foundation, Manufactum has developed many are turned into products; when no longer our emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, ways to bring selected products and discer Distinguished academy design becoming useful, these products get to be a source for Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, ning, value oriented customers together: via mundane: Active Wear+. materials which lead to new products, or they Stuttgart and Waltrop or send it back to us detailed catalogues, a refined online shop and In collaboration with students of the Akademie are composted and returned to nature. The by post. The vest will be transformed, and it PLANTS PURCHASING nine emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Mode & Design (AMD) in Berlin, Manufactum textile fibres and colours in the production will start a second life as transporting device Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, put an extensive fashion project into action: In circle do not contain pollutants; they cause or plant receptacle in a garden. At the end of Stuttgart and Waltrop. Due to the outstanding the summer term of 2016 the task, therefore, no harm when released into nature by abra this second life, the material residues will be characteristics of the curated apparel, our was to design clothes that would do justice sion resulting from wear and tear or washing decomposed into plant nutrients by industrial BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION clothing range has been highly significant for to the demands of active people and a recy and decompose naturally in a given time. composting. NUTRIENTS USE the development of our whole range. cling concept that goes beyond conventional
sustainability and implements a closedloop Headway in sustainability with innovative Towards a sustainable product standard: RETURN economy approach at the same time. fibres: Infinito® and Tencel®. five levels of certification. Pioneering. Fashion design made for the The Cradle to Cradle® products in our range Products get certified by the independent closed -loop economy. Finally, Manufactum helped to turn two are made from woven fabric manufactured Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute From a general perspective, the fastpaced innovative ideas stemming from the study by Lauffenmühle. The Lauffenmühle weaving if they meet the criteria regarding physiologi fashion industry beats all economic sectors in project into marketready products. One of mill in BadenWuerttemberg maintains every cally harmless materials, reutilization of mate transience. Everchanging trends turn clothes these products is this vest. The vest was production stage from start to finish on one of rials, use of renewable energy, climate neutral into disposable commodities. As a result, granted Cradle to Cradle® certification. ® two production sites in Lauchringen und Lör production, responsible use of water resources, Cradle to Cradle stands for rach. Drawing on experience gained in more and socially acceptable and fair working than 180 years of textile production, Lauffen conditions. For each criterion, the assessment Schematic representation of the closed-loop production circle mühle specialises in innovative textile compo is differentiated corresponding to five levels: closed-loop product life circles. nents nowadays like Infinito®, a biodegradable basic, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. antimonyfree polymer fibre, or Tencel®, a fibre Following these standards, the constituents Starting from healthy materials, regenerated from wood cellulose originating of products are specifically selected to ensure Intertwining cycles. is no longer useful. Submitted to biological from sustainably managed forests. safety for human health and the environment. The CradletoCradle® approach covers two degradation, they become organic nutrients closed loops: the socalled technical cycle and within the biological cycle. The processes in Cooperation partners the textile fibres and colours used the biological cycle. In the process to form the technical cycle are similar in structure: a product, resources come from both cycles Technical components are transformed into are safe for the environment and and same are returned to the respective cycle parts of a product. When the product reaches when the usage period has come to an end. the end of its operating life, the parts are The biological cycle provides the organic recaptured and help to form a new product. the health of people. materials for the product. They are built into The Cradle to Cradle® logo picks up the the product over the course of the produc depiction and shows the stylised form of two tion process and retrieved when the product intertwining cycles. Manufactum & Active Wear + Cradle to Cradle®
Manufactum, as a German retailer, is known we encounter dwindling resources, increasing Designed for environmental compatibility What happens when we live up to our for choosing products for their high quality waste quantities, and social shortcomings – a and produced in a closed loop. responsibilities. as well as the craft skills and premium development that rather diametrically opposes The Cradle to Cradle® approach takes At the time when a product reaches the end materials implemented. From the outset, our values at Manufactum. This is why we recycling one step further by establishing of its usefulness, the manufacturer will take innate beauty and good design have been decided to encourage and support tomorrow’s closedloop production circles that not only it back and see to it that it is reintroduced RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION as important to us as ease of use, longevity ideas in the fashion sector. reduce waste but are essentially wastefree. in the closed ecological cycle. Practically and reparability. In the 30 years since our The raw materials nature provides us with speaking, you can return the women’s vest to foundation, Manufactum has developed many are turned into products; when no longer our emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, ways to bring selected products and discer Distinguished academy design becoming useful, these products get to be a source for Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, ning, value oriented customers together: via mundane: Active Wear+. materials which lead to new products, or they Stuttgart and Waltrop or send it back to us detailed catalogues, a refined online shop and In collaboration with students of the Akademie are composted and returned to nature. The by post. The vest will be transformed, and it PLANTS PURCHASING nine emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Mode & Design (AMD) in Berlin, Manufactum textile fibres and colours in the production will start a second life as transporting device Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, put an extensive fashion project into action: In circle do not contain pollutants; they cause or plant receptacle in a garden. At the end of Stuttgart and Waltrop. Due to the outstanding the summer term of 2016 the task, therefore, no harm when released into nature by abra this second life, the material residues will be characteristics of the curated apparel, our was to design clothes that would do justice sion resulting from wear and tear or washing decomposed into plant nutrients by industrial BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION clothing range has been highly significant for to the demands of active people and a recy and decompose naturally in a given time. composting. NUTRIENTS USE the development of our whole range. cling concept that goes beyond conventional
sustainability and implements a closedloop Headway in sustainability with innovative Towards a sustainable product standard: RETURN economy approach at the same time. fibres: Infinito® and Tencel®. five levels of certification. Pioneering. Fashion design made for the The Cradle to Cradle® products in our range Products get certified by the independent closed -loop economy. Finally, Manufactum helped to turn two are made from woven fabric manufactured Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute From a general perspective, the fastpaced innovative ideas stemming from the study by Lauffenmühle. The Lauffenmühle weaving if they meet the criteria regarding physiologi fashion industry beats all economic sectors in project into marketready products. One of mill in BadenWuerttemberg maintains every cally harmless materials, reutilization of mate transience. Everchanging trends turn clothes these products is this vest. The vest was production stage from start to finish on one of rials, use of renewable energy, climate neutral into disposable commodities. As a result, granted Cradle to Cradle® certification. ® two production sites in Lauchringen und Lör production, responsible use of water resources, Cradle to Cradle stands for rach. Drawing on experience gained in more and socially acceptable and fair working than 180 years of textile production, Lauffen conditions. For each criterion, the assessment Schematic representation of the closed-loop production circle mühle specialises in innovative textile compo is differentiated corresponding to five levels: closed-loop product life circles. nents nowadays like Infinito®, a biodegradable basic, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. antimonyfree polymer fibre, or Tencel®, a fibre Following these standards, the constituents Starting from healthy materials, regenerated from wood cellulose originating of products are specifically selected to ensure Intertwining cycles. is no longer useful. Submitted to biological from sustainably managed forests. safety for human health and the environment. The CradletoCradle® approach covers two degradation, they become organic nutrients closed loops: the socalled technical cycle and within the biological cycle. The processes in Cooperation partners the textile fibres and colours used the biological cycle. In the process to form the technical cycle are similar in structure: a product, resources come from both cycles Technical components are transformed into are safe for the environment and and same are returned to the respective cycle parts of a product. When the product reaches when the usage period has come to an end. the end of its operating life, the parts are The biological cycle provides the organic recaptured and help to form a new product. the health of people. materials for the product. They are built into The Cradle to Cradle® logo picks up the the product over the course of the produc depiction and shows the stylised form of two tion process and retrieved when the product intertwining cycles. Manufactum & Active Wear + Cradle to Cradle®
Manufactum, as a German retailer, is known we encounter dwindling resources, increasing Designed for environmental compatibility What happens when we live up to our for choosing products for their high quality waste quantities, and social shortcomings – a and produced in a closed loop. responsibilities. as well as the craft skills and premium development that rather diametrically opposes The Cradle to Cradle® approach takes At the time when a product reaches the end materials implemented. From the outset, our values at Manufactum. This is why we recycling one step further by establishing of its usefulness, the manufacturer will take innate beauty and good design have been decided to encourage and support tomorrow’s closedloop production circles that not only it back and see to it that it is reintroduced RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION as important to us as ease of use, longevity ideas in the fashion sector. reduce waste but are essentially wastefree. in the closed ecological cycle. Practically and reparability. In the 30 years since our The raw materials nature provides us with speaking, you can return the women’s vest to foundation, Manufactum has developed many are turned into products; when no longer our emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, ways to bring selected products and discer Distinguished academy design becoming useful, these products get to be a source for Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, ning, value oriented customers together: via mundane: Active Wear+. materials which lead to new products, or they Stuttgart and Waltrop or send it back to us detailed catalogues, a refined online shop and In collaboration with students of the Akademie are composted and returned to nature. The by post. The vest will be transformed, and it PLANTS PURCHASING nine emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Mode & Design (AMD) in Berlin, Manufactum textile fibres and colours in the production will start a second life as transporting device Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, put an extensive fashion project into action: In circle do not contain pollutants; they cause or plant receptacle in a garden. At the end of Stuttgart and Waltrop. Due to the outstanding the summer term of 2016 the task, therefore, no harm when released into nature by abra this second life, the material residues will be characteristics of the curated apparel, our was to design clothes that would do justice sion resulting from wear and tear or washing decomposed into plant nutrients by industrial BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION clothing range has been highly significant for to the demands of active people and a recy and decompose naturally in a given time. composting. NUTRIENTS USE the development of our whole range. cling concept that goes beyond conventional sustainability and implements a closedloop Headway in sustainability with innovative Towards a sustainable product standard: RETURN economy approach at the same time. fibres: Infinito® and Tencel®. five levels of certification. Pioneering. Fashion design made for the The Cradle to Cradle® products in our range Products get certified by the independent closed -loop economy. Finally, Manufactum helped to turn two are made from woven fabric manufactured Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute From a general perspective, the fastpaced innovative ideas stemming from the study by Lauffenmühle. The Lauffenmühle weaving if they meet the criteria regarding physiologi fashion industry beats all economic sectors in project into marketready products. One of mill in BadenWuerttemberg maintains every cally harmless materials, reutilization of mate transience. Everchanging trends turn clothes these products is this vest. The vest was production stage from start to finish on one of rials, use of renewable energy, climate neutral into disposable commodities. As a result, granted Cradle to Cradle® certification. ® two production sites in Lauchringen und Lör production, responsible use of water resources, Cradle to Cradle stands for rach. Drawing on experience gained in more and socially acceptable and fair working than 180 years of textile production, Lauffen conditions. For each criterion, the assessment Schematic representation of the closed-loop production circle mühle specialises in innovative textile compo is differentiated corresponding to five levels: closed-loop product life circles. nents nowadays like Infinito®, a biodegradable basic, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. antimonyfree polymer fibre, or Tencel®, a fibre Following these standards, the constituents Starting from healthy materials, regenerated from wood cellulose originating of products are specifically selected to ensure Intertwining cycles. is no longer useful. Submitted to biological from sustainably managed forests. safety for human health and the environment. The CradletoCradle® approach covers two degradation, they become organic nutrients closed loops: the socalled technical cycle and within the biological cycle. The processes in Cooperation partners the textile fibres and colours used the biological cycle. In the process to form the technical cycle are similar in structure: a product, resources come from both cycles Technical components are transformed into are safe for the environment and and same are returned to the respective cycle parts of a product. When the product reaches when the usage period has come to an end. the end of its operating life, the parts are The biological cycle provides the organic recaptured and help to form a new product. the health of people. materials for the product. They are built into The Cradle to Cradle® logo picks up the the product over the course of the produc depiction and shows the stylised form of two tion process and retrieved when the product intertwining cycles. Manufactum & Active Wear + Cradle to Cradle®
Manufactum, as a German retailer, is known we encounter dwindling resources, increasing Designed for environmental compatibility What happens when we live up to our for choosing products for their high quality waste quantities, and social shortcomings – a and produced in a closed loop. responsibilities. as well as the craft skills and premium development that rather diametrically opposes The Cradle to Cradle® approach takes At the time when a product reaches the end materials implemented. From the outset, our values at Manufactum. This is why we recycling one step further by establishing of its usefulness, the manufacturer will take innate beauty and good design have been decided to encourage and support tomorrow’s closedloop production circles that not only it back and see to it that it is reintroduced RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION as important to us as ease of use, longevity ideas in the fashion sector. reduce waste but are essentially wastefree. in the closed ecological cycle. Practically and reparability. In the 30 years since our The raw materials nature provides us with speaking, you can return the women’s vest to foundation, Manufactum has developed many are turned into products; when no longer our emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, ways to bring selected products and discer Distinguished academy design becoming useful, these products get to be a source for Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, ning, value oriented customers together: via mundane: Active Wear+. materials which lead to new products, or they Stuttgart and Waltrop or send it back to us detailed catalogues, a refined online shop and In collaboration with students of the Akademie are composted and returned to nature. The by post. The vest will be transformed, and it PLANTS PURCHASING nine emporiums in Berlin, Bremen, Düsseldorf, Mode & Design (AMD) in Berlin, Manufactum textile fibres and colours in the production will start a second life as transporting device Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, put an extensive fashion project into action: In circle do not contain pollutants; they cause or plant receptacle in a garden. At the end of Stuttgart and Waltrop. Due to the outstanding the summer term of 2016 the task, therefore, no harm when released into nature by abra this second life, the material residues will be characteristics of the curated apparel, our was to design clothes that would do justice sion resulting from wear and tear or washing decomposed into plant nutrients by industrial BIOLOGICAL DEGRADATION clothing range has been highly significant for to the demands of active people and a recy and decompose naturally in a given time. composting. NUTRIENTS USE the development of our whole range. cling concept that goes beyond conventional sustainability and implements a closedloop Headway in sustainability with innovative Towards a sustainable product standard: RETURN economy approach at the same time. fibres: Infinito® and Tencel®. five levels of certification. Pioneering. Fashion design made for the The Cradle to Cradle® products in our range Products get certified by the independent closed -loop economy. Finally, Manufactum helped to turn two are made from woven fabric manufactured Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute From a general perspective, the fastpaced innovative ideas stemming from the study by Lauffenmühle. The Lauffenmühle weaving if they meet the criteria regarding physiologi fashion industry beats all economic sectors in project into marketready products. One of mill in BadenWuerttemberg maintains every cally harmless materials, reutilization of mate transience. Everchanging trends turn clothes these products is this vest. The vest was production stage from start to finish on one of rials, use of renewable energy, climate neutral into disposable commodities. As a result, granted Cradle to Cradle® certification. ® two production sites in Lauchringen und Lör production, responsible use of water resources, Cradle to Cradle stands for rach. Drawing on experience gained in more and socially acceptable and fair working than 180 years of textile production, Lauffen conditions. For each criterion, the assessment Schematic representation of the closed-loop production circle mühle specialises in innovative textile compo is differentiated corresponding to five levels: closed-loop product life circles. nents nowadays like Infinito®, a biodegradable basic, bronze, silver, gold, and platinum. antimonyfree polymer fibre, or Tencel®, a fibre Following these standards, the constituents Starting from healthy materials, regenerated from wood cellulose originating of products are specifically selected to ensure Intertwining cycles. is no longer useful. Submitted to biological from sustainably managed forests. safety for human health and the environment. The CradletoCradle® approach covers two degradation, they become organic nutrients closed loops: the socalled technical cycle and within the biological cycle. The processes in Cooperation partners the textile fibres and colours used the biological cycle. In the process to form the technical cycle are similar in structure: a product, resources come from both cycles Technical components are transformed into are safe for the environment and and same are returned to the respective cycle parts of a product. When the product reaches when the usage period has come to an end. the end of its operating life, the parts are The biological cycle provides the organic recaptured and help to form a new product. the health of people. materials for the product. They are built into The Cradle to Cradle® logo picks up the the product over the course of the produc depiction and shows the stylised form of two tion process and retrieved when the product intertwining cycles.