At KAPDAA – The Offcut Company, every piece matters! Over the past 3 years we have saved about 6400 meters of fabric going to landfill. That’s almost 21,000ft…the same height a plane would fly...
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Why should leather offcuts be upcycled?
Leather… There are many reasons why it is still a popular choice in material thousands of years since it was first used by our ancestors. So what exactly is it? Leather is the tanned...
5 Eco-Friendly Corporate Gifts Made from Offcuts!
Offcut Products
Thinking of a way to give back? Why not also give back to the environment with gifting eco-friendly and sustainable products made from textile offcuts that otherwise were headed toward the landfill. 1. Passport...
What to do with your wallpaper offcuts
Up-cycling your unused wallpaper offcuts! A good wallpaper is designed with precision and expertise. The artistry of each design takes time and resources, so when leftover rolls sit unused, it is that time and...
Art for the Soul
Following our trip to Sweden for the FÖMO Pop-up Store, we came across an interesting art-form: Zentangles. We had a (our) first-hand experience thanks to Frida Hallström, a Swedish illustrator, whom we collaborated with...
Fixing Fashion- A sustainable report Feb 2019
The cutting room floor sees far more fabric than what a consumer does. With almost 15% of the fabric being discarded as excess or waste, the fashion industry has the highest amount of pre-consumer...
What do I do with my fabric waste?
In our current times, innovation is not just limited to designing something new or different. A whole new area which is currently being adapted into every industry is sustainable innovation. Being able to create...
Enterprise Europe Network and KAPDAA
The former EU Commissioner Günter Verheugen launched the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN), which combines the previous Euro Info Centres and the Innovation Relay Centres. Under the responsibility of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal...
Walking the walk and not just talking the talk
Every new business starts out with a need that has to be fulfilled, it is the same story with KAPDAA – The Offcut Company. I got the idea for KAPDAA when I visited my...
Sustainable Fashion Is On The Rise, But It’s Not Enough
A model presents a creation by Florence Okeyo of Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology during an eco-fashion show for recycled or biodegradable materials during the 'Fashion for Sustainable Future' event by UN Environment in Kisumu, Kenya, on May 31, 2018. - 'Beat Plastic Pollution' will be the theme of this year's World Environment Day on June 5. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP) (Photo credit should read YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
We loved reading this article! Yes, there is a rise in sustainable fashion. Yes, there is an increase in charity and vintage shopping, and major high streets brands have launched sustainable fashion collections. But...