Portuguese Soul: New Season
The program “Portuguese Soul” has returned to RTP2 for its second season. The partnership between RTP2 and APICCAPS is once again coming to life on public television for the second edition of the documentary series “Portuguese Soul”, with the support of the PRR (Recovery and Resilience Plan) under the Bioshoes4all project. What makes up the […]
How to Take Care of Your Shoes
The climate is changing fast. in 10 pairs of shoes are made in Asia. Do you think this is sustainable? We need to rethink our habits, urgently. It is essential to buy less. It is essential to buy less, to invest in better quality materials, that last longer…Like Leather. Good quality Leather shoes will last […]
Positive Invoice
Positive Invoice If we do not quickly change our actions, the Planet will present us with a heavy invoice. And taxes vary. They start with the misuse of natural resources and end in excessive consumption. In-between, there are issues such as waste, disrespect for human rights, pollution, and waste, among so many other ways of […]
Leather is a better choice
It might surprise you how long this story really is. It goes back to the beginning of mankind. For millenniums, leather has been a byproduct of the food industry, and it was only natural to use it to shield our own bodies. We found leather to be even more useful than we imagined. It is […]
Portuguese Soul: Leather
Leather The use of leather is probably 50.000 years old, so we’re actually talking about a very long past. We use vegetable-tanned leather, which is a type of leather tanned with natural products and is biodegradable like our own skin, therefore sustainable. Leather has this amazing side, which is having a leather piece that is […]
Portuguese Soul: Gold
Gold Gold has been wanted for millennia. It is the true symbol of wealth and perfection. We travel north to meet up close the art of filigree, inseparable of the Portuguese culture. How can Gold be reinvented, adapted, reused and recycled?
Portuguese Soul: Wood
Wood Woodworking is like working with legacy. We have to get to our roots and what exists today, giving it a contemporary look Among regenerated cellulosic fibers, viscose is the oldest and most used today. Lyocell appeared later in the 90s.
Portuguese Soul: Wool
Wool One can’t think of clothing without thinking of wool. Wool as a textile fiber is a fantastic material especially given the fact that it’s renewable and biodegradable. It’s possible to transform wool into yarn in a very low-polluting way.
Portuguese Soul: Cotton
Cotton We’ve been producing cotton for thousands of years, ever since we decided to sit down and start sewing clothes.
Portuguese Soul: Cork
Cork The use of cork for footwear dates back thousands of years since there is historical data indicating that the Romans wore cork sandals given the level of comfort in contrast with other materials.