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Maaike – Maker at Tralala & Fairy Tales

Maker, Mother & Community Organizer. Maaike has an amazing amount of ideas for new projects, and the drive to finish everything she can think of in the best possible sustainable way. Ranging…

How many R’s of Sustainability?

‘There are actually 10 R’s of sustainability’. My friend pointed out to me over coffee. She teaches about sustainability at Utrecht University. They use a list similar to this one (with only…

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Upcycling of shirt #6 | Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

We are on a journey to upcycle 100 t-shirts and make it a green statement, this is t-shirt #6, a collaboration with Cindy from CINNIG! We can’t wait to share the result, and…

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Shirt #6 | Meet the maker – Cindy from CINNIG

To show you what amazing things you can do with the t-shirt already in your closet: We will bring you 100 x upcycle, repair or rewear inspiration, making a t-shirts into a…

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Cindy – designer at CINNIG Amsterdam

​My favourite way to upcycle T-shirts is to print vinyl on it. Of course, as the T-shirt mam of Amsterdam, that’s what I do. About CINNIG I’m always on the lookout for…

Monstera Love | Upcycling of shirt #5

Are you in love with Monstera? If so, you are gonna love this. Cause here is the blog on how Lua from Aka Tropicalia upcycled a shirt, or better, she made it…

Shirt #5 | Meet the maker – Lua from A.KA. Tropicalia

We have started the upcycle #100greenstatements project, which means the next two years we’ll be making 100 t-shirts a green statement. Every week we’ll be collaborating with artists and designers who are…

SHIRT #4 > Patching up a t-shirt 2.0 | Tutorial

The easiest way to repair a torn pair of pants? An iron-on patch! Easy peasy. And you can do it in no time. Of course, you can buy patches, ready to use.…

Lua – creative director at A.K.A Tropicália

​As an award-winning designer, Lua has transported her style across continents. On moving from Rio de Janeiro to Amsterdam, Lua embraced her late grandma’s arts&crafts heritage, design school education and tons of…

Shirt #3 | Meet the maker – Cote Veragua from Cotecreate <3

The next two years we’ll be making 100 t-shirts a green statement. Every week we’ll be collaborating with artists and designers who are creating, repairing, styling their t-shirts. What is their story?…

Cote – artist at Cotecreate

“I’m Cote, one Chilean girl that left her country in August 2016 with the idea of living one big adventure in Australia. (that story is super long and with a lot to…

A girl and her dress | An about Slow Fashion Season

Three months without buying fast fashion, just swapping, buying preloved, vintage, repair, upcycling. That is what Slow Fashion Season challenges you to do. This year they added a new idea, you can…