Carved in Blue is starting off our new podcast series by taking a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a must-see fashion documentary. Award-winning director, producer and director of photography Roger Williams spoke with Lenzing’s Michael Kininmonth about the research, filming and distribution of his movie...
During Covid, the fashion industry has adapted processes and workflows for the new virtual normal, and education is no exception. The 2020/21 Denim Innovation Project, a collaboration between the Kingpins Show and London’s Ravensbourne University, brought together students in second year BA honors courses to create...
In its first year disclosing to the CDP’s annual Climate Change Report, the fiber maker earned ‘A’ scores for its global climate and forests stewardship. Lenzing Group has been awarded a Double A rating for its corporate sustainability efforts in the areas of global climate and...
A conversation with friends and colleagues in the course of a late-night taxi ride during the 2019 Kingpins Amsterdam week spawned what now has become our YouTube channel Blue Lenz. This seemed to be a natural extension of the targeted aim behind our blog Carved...
In this episode, we speak with someone who has a job that most of us could only dream of: Tracey Panek, Levi Strauss & Co.’s historian. ...
We are off to a strong start with our guest Roger Williams, the award-winning documentary filmmaker, who along with David Mcllvride brought us the ground-breaking film “Riverblue.”...
Tricia Carey and Michael Kininmonth from the TENCEL™ Denim team kick off Blue Cast by sharing the story behind the podcast and the Carved in Blue journey....
Turkish denim manufacturing group Ereks Garment and Era Denim has a long reputation for sustainability, but now it is also targeting circularity. In 2020, Ereks introduced a strategy to be circular by 2030. Supporting this mission are the firm’s eco-friendly Blue Matters facilities. A plant in...
From the start, denim brand Triarchy has been a family affair. Siblings Adam, Ania and Mark Taubenfligel founded Triarchy as a direct-to-consumer label in 2011, leveraging their particular skillsets. Adam handles design and creative direction, while Ania heads up social media and marketing and Mark...
Conventional apparel and textile production is resource intensive. But forward-thinking brands and suppliers are rethinking their practices to create circular systems with less environmental impact. Here at Lenzing, we’re committed to circularity. The closed loop production for TENCEL™ Lyocell recovers more than 99 percent of the...
Re-SyncRe-SyncRe-DreamRe-DreamRe-DreamRe-DreamRe-DreamRe-FineRe-FineRe-FineRe-FineRe-Fine This past year has given the fashion industry time to reconsider how it operates. With closed stores, inventory piled up and quickly became outdated as the season changed. Even before Covid-19, about 30 percent of the 150 billion pieces of clothing produced never made it to...
Blue Lenz is our YouTube channel devoted to denim. Check out the channel for the best denim videos from our Carved in Blue conversations, mill partners and brands. This month, Blue Lenz highlighted the latest from mills and brands during the digital Kingpins Flash event...