As the denim industry makes a push away from linear and wasteful models and toward circular solutions, much of the focus has been on recycling material into new textiles. But Indian label Nece Gene is taking a different approach to reusing excess denim. Nece Gene founder...
International Women’s Day on March 8 is a time to support women’s contributions and push for more gender equality. In honor of IWD, TENCEL™ is empowering women through craft. The fiber maker is joining forces with Multi-Purpose Community Centers (ÇATOM) in Turkey, which aims to increase...
Taking today to shout out to the many incredible women in the denim industry. It was actually over a century ago that women started this celebration. In 1909, the first National Woman's Day was observed in the United States. The Socialist Party of America designated this day in...
With Lenzing’s latest launch, indigo is breaking free of its traditional five-pocket jean limits. TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo technology offers an alternative to traditional indigo dyeing, which soaks yarn in vats. This process uses considerable energy, water and chemicals to get the fibers to take the...
To help launch our latest fiber innovation, TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo color technology, Lenzing turned to our longtime collaborator Adriano Goldschmied. Adriano has created one of the first commercial collections using our new technology, which infuses indigo color into the modal dope, or the liquid form...
Adriano Goldschmied has been in the denim world for decades. During that time, he has seen the toll the industry put on the environment and has committed himself to producing more eco-friendly denim. In the 1990s, the designer began using TENCEL™ Lyocell for some pieces as...
Lenzing’s latest launch, TENCEL™ Modal with Indigo technology, offers the denim industry an opportunity to think outside the box in using the indigo-dyed fibers. As we debut these fibers on the market, who better than the Godfather of Denim Adriano Goldschmied to pioneer this new...
Hiut Denim’s backstory has family ties, but it is also about the love that exists for a local community. Husband and wife duo David and Clare Hieatt founded Hiut Denim to bring denim manufacturing jobs back to their town of Cardigan in Wales. The town’s denim...
The denim industry is quickly changing in response to pressures such as the need for sustainability. As the business looks to tackle these challenges, one way to accelerate innovation is through collaboration with new minds. This year’s Hong Kong Denim Festival is themed “Denim Tomorrow,”...
Amsterdam-based nonprofit the House of Denim Foundation is on a mission to make denim more sustainable and smarter through education and community. In service of this goal, the organization’s subsidiary Denim City founded an innovation campus in Amsterdam in 2014. Now, the Denim City footprint is extending to Brazil with...
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. One of the benefits of Blue Lenz is being able to share ideas from some of the...
Aside from sharing genes, some siblings have a common passion for jeans. Paolo and Barbara Gnutti’s father founded Italian manufacturer ITV Denim in 1972, and both siblings grew up surrounded by denim. But while their denim roots began in childhood, the siblings branched out into different career paths....