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.
Portuguese Soul: Recycled Plastic
Recycled Plastic The largest source of recycled polyester are PET plastic bottles that re-enter the production cycle for the production of recycled polyester yarn”. In this Portuguese Soul new episode get to know the story of portuguese footwear brand Lemon Jelly and the textile company Riopele.
Portuguese Soul: Biomaterials
Biomaterials Biomaterials are, as the name suggests, materials of biological origin. If we look around us, in nature, we find many materials that have never been exploited for industrial applications.
Sustainability. The whole world is talking about it.
2022 will be the year for the Portuguese Footwear Industry. We are ready to make some BIG changes, to be the role model for the global fashion industry. In the next 3 years, we will invest 140 million euros to prepare our industry to fully embrace sustainability.